APRIL 23, 2021

The Arkansas State Police is investigating the death of a woman whose body was recovered from the Saint Francis River at the Huxtable Pumping Station located off Arkansas Highway 121.

Special agents of the state police criminal investigation division are leading the investigation after being notified by Lee County authorities late yesterday (Thursday, April 22nd).  Sheriff’s deputies reported to the agents the body was recovered from a vehicle discovered floating in the river near a boat dock.

The state police is awaiting confirmation from the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory as to the identity of the woman.