Bearcat Getaway campground
Coverage of Bearcat Getaway campground in the Nexus archive.
- Army Black Hawks airlift 200+ stranded campers as Missouri floods trigger more 350 rescues
Army National Guard Black Hawks airlifted 202 campers and staff from Missouri's Camp Taum Sauk due to flooding, part of 351 rescues across the state. The campers, aged 8-16, were evacuated to St. Louis and reunited with families.
- Emergency crews rescue about 20 after a campground building collapses in Missouri flooding
Emergency crews rescued about 20 people after a building collapsed at the Bearcat Getaway campground in Missouri due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall. Over 90 water rescues were conducted in central and eastern Missouri, prompting a state of emergency declaration by Gov. Mike Kehoe and activation of search-and-rescue teams.
- Emergency crews rescue about 20 after a campground building collapses in Missouri flooding
Emergency crews rescued about 20 people after a building collapsed at the Bearcat Getaway campground in Missouri due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall. Governor Mike Kehoe declared a state of emergency, and the Missouri National Guard used a helicopter to assist stranded individuals as two rescue boats capsized during the operation.