225: Catastrophe at Camp. Ouachita National Forest.

National Park After Dark

On June 10 2010 all was well at the Albert Pike Recreation Area campground. 24 hours later, 20 people were dead following one the deadliest natural disasters in the history of the Natural State. Today we cover the devastating story of the Albert Pike flash flood.
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Sources Arkansas Democrat Gazette, USFS, Arkadelphian, KATV, NPS History, Oklahoma Historical Society, Arkansas State Parks, NPR, NBC News, SouthCoast Today, THV11