Posted on 06/25/2024 7:46:32 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Federal, state and local officials are focusing their efforts on a voluntary evacuation of Dakota Dunes and a levee construction project across Interstate 29 near McCook Lake as they continue responding to historic rainfall and flooding in southeast South Dakota that has claimed at least one life.
Gov. Kristi Noem led a press conference Sunday in North Sioux City. She shared news of the death but declined to provide any information about the person, circumstances or location, other than saying the death was related to flooding.
“Because of respect for the family, I’m not going to share any details around that,” Noem said. “All I’m going to say is that I want to remind everybody to remember the power of water and the flow of water, and to stay away from flooded areas.”
Sunday morning, prior to Noem’s press conference, the state Department of Public Safety issued a news release saying that an 87-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in a single vehicle crash 5 miles northeast of Harrisburg.
The man was driving a utility terrain vehicle on a road that was closed because one of the shoulders had washed away. The department said the driver attempted to turn around and went backward over the washout, was ejected from the UTV and was pronounced dead at the scene. The man’s name has not been released, pending notification of family members.
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Coldest and wettest spring in decades in the West.
The CO2 climate baloney NEVER stops.
Dakota Dunes is very upscale. Half a million to multi-million dollar homes, which are very spacious in this area.
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