April 9, 2025
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A fatality has been reported in Lawrence County related to the severe weather affecting Arkansas.
The adult male victim, who had been unaccounted for since the previous weekend, was located on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in the area of U.S. Highway 412 near Walnut Ridge.
The Walnut Ridge Police Department and Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office are handling the investigation.
This brings the total number of reported fatalities to three, while the number of reported injuries remains at 14.
Two other deaths were reported in Pulaski County. An adult male was located in a submerged vehicle near the area of Rixie Road on April 7, 2025, after a failed rescue operation on April 5, 2025.
A 5-year-old also died Saturday, April 5, 2025, when a tree fell on his home in the 8500 block of Mabelvale Pike in Little Rock.
The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) is the state’s homeland security and preparedness agency. The agency works to identify and lessen the effects of emergencies, disasters and threats to Arkansas by developing effective prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery actions for all disasters and emergencies. For additional information, contact ADEM at (501) 683-6700 or visit the website at www.adem.arkansas.gov.