Searches combed the Mulberry River north of Mill Creek for Kayaker on Saturday as missing

Mulberry – The search for a missing kayak driver continued 8 on Thursday at Mulberry River north of Mill Creek.

According to Keith Stephens, the head of communication for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, who heads the search, the person was reported in Franklin County as missing on Saturday afternoon.

The identity of the missing person was not published.

The other agencies that can be found in the efforts to find the kayak driver are the sheriff's office of Franklin County, the Arkansas Forestry Division, the US Forcing of Rostwry Service and the Franklin County Search and Rescue Team.

A diving team was expected to help with the search on Thursday.

Stephens said that the Mulberry River was at 2.78 feet near Mulberry on Thursday at 10:30 a.m., somewhat swollen by the recent rains.

At Turner Bend Landing, the water was reported 2.6 feet on Thursday, according to Turner Bend Outfitter in Cass. On Saturday, when the kayak driver was registered as missing, the level was 4 feet, reported the outfold.

The measured values ​​between 2 and 4 foot are ideal on the Mulberry River, while according to the US Department of Agriculture, 4.5 feet and beyond are considered dangerous, which also calls the flow “challenging”.

The Mulberry River is designated as a national Wild and Scenic River, the Forest Service determines on its website and is located in the counties Newton, Johnson and Franklin. According to Encyclopedia of Arkansas, it is popular for canoeing and kayaking.

The traditional floating months are late to June, the Forest Service, which recommends the Canoist, to check the local weather forecasts, as a heavy rain can quickly turn the Maulberry River into a raging flood.

The Mulberry River flows about 56 miles from his Boston Mountains Headwaters to the Ozarks until he meets the Arkansas River near the city of Mulberry in the Crawford County, according to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system.

The river has class I to class II and is considered 36.6 miles leisure access to the Ozark National Forest and 19.4 miles scenic access, according to the Rivers system on its website.