9-year-old safe after being swept away by floodwaters in Bryant

BRYANT, Ark.- An 8-year-old girl is safe after being swept away by fast-moving floodwaters during heavy rain in Bryant on Wednesday evening.

According to Bryant police, the child was caught in stormwater near Center and Laverne streets after heavy rain moved through the area shortly before 7 p.m., causing flash flooding along several streets.

Police say the girl was carried several blocks by the rushing water through a flooded stream before ending up near a creek at Neal Cove…

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