A sinkhole has opened in the Spring River in north Arkansas and was the site of a fatal boating accident Saturday, the state Game and Fish Commission said.
In a Sunday news release, the agency urged anyone floating the river to avoid the area near Sadler Falls in Fulton County. The sinkhole is below the falls near Dead Man's Curve, the release states.
Officials said the fatality took place in the resulting whirlpool about noon Saturday, but no victim information was released.
The Game and Fish Commission, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Fulton County authorities, have reportedly installed buoys and roped off the area around the sinkhole.
"The river is still open, but the barricaded area should not be breached," the release states.
Engineers will assess the area and look for a solution this week, the commission said.
Metro on 06/11/2018