
Attention to Hydration Critical As Search Continues for Missing Campers
Little Rock, AK – June 12, 2010 – American Red Cross Disaster Teams from Arkadelphia, Fayetteville, Hot Springs, Little Rock and Pine Bluff Arkansas including Disaster Teams, nurses and mental health workers continue emotional support and care for families as they wait to learn of the fate of loved ones still missing from Friday’s early morning flash flood at the Albert Pike Campground in the Ouachita National Forrest in Montgomery County, southwestern Arkansas.
Disaster Teams in mobiles units are keeping first responders and rescue crews hydrated in the search area as rescue efforts continue for more than 40 missing campers. “The National Weather Service is expecting heat indexes as high as 105 today,” stated American Red Cross in Arkansas spokesperson Brigette Williams. “With the intensity of the sunshine coupled with the high humidity levels, and for the rescuers a physically and emotionally difficult search operation, our Teams are making certain everyone remains hydrated for their safety.”