This is just to let you all know what has happened and request prayers for the family. On Sunday my wifes nephew Will Davenport was killed when the canoe he was riding in with his mom and a friend overturned on the Erbie to Ozark section of the Buffalo National River and Will ended up pinned between the canoe and a tree that had fallen in the river. A number of people were in the vicinity and despite the efforts of 6 guys, Will could not be freed until a chainsaw was brought in to cut the tree. Will WAS wearing a life jacket but it made little difference in this case. Despite efforts to resuscitate him and evacuation by helicopter to the hospital in Harrison, Will was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. He was 6, just about to turn 7 years old. Prayers are requested and sincerely appreciated in the wake of this tragedy, and the family are definitely in need of such support as they are all taking it rather hard. As humans, God designed us to be able to cope with the deaths of our parents, but so not the deaths of our children. This sort of thing just should not happen. My father-in-law, Zed Davenport, being the facilities maintenance manager for the National Park Service on the Buffalo National River, knows the ranger that was involved in the rescue and who eventually tried to resuscitate Will, and he and the others with the Park Service who knew Will personally all taking it very hard. Others involved in the rescue attempts include several other floaters who were in the vicinity and a couple of Newton County Sherriffs deputies. So any thoughts and prayers offered up on behalf of Wills family should also include those unfortunate folks that are also horribly affected by this tragedy. Many thanks for any thoughts or prayers on their behalf. Sincerely, Darren King a.k.a “Deke”Last edited by djk3030 on May 6th, 2008, 10:52 pm, edited 1 time in total.[font="]Deke[/font]
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