1984 — Sep 10, Flash Flood, family truck swept away ~15 miles west of Las Vegas, NV– 5

— 5  AP. “Nevada floods kill five people.” Times-Standard, Eureka, CA, 9-11-1984, p. 21.

— 5  UPI. “Five in family killed in Nevada flash flood.” Brownsville Herald, TX, 9-11-1984, 2A.

Narrative Information

Sep 11, AP: “Five members of a family, including a 2-week-old baby and children ages 6 and 8, drowned Monday [Sep 10] when a flash flood swamped their pickup truck on a road outside Las Vegas, Nev., police Lt. Barbara Connett said.” (Associated Press. “Nevada floods kill five people.” Times-Standard, Eureka, CA, 9-11-1984, p. 21.)

Sep 11, UPI: “Police said a husband, wife and their children — ages 6, 8 and 2 weeks — drowned when their truck was swept down a flooded wash about 15 miles west of Las Vegas.” (UPI. “Five in family killed in Nevada flash flood.” Brownsville Herald, TX, 9-11-1984, 2A.)

Sources

Associated Press. “Nevada floods kill five people.” Times-Standard, Eureka, CA, 9-11-1984, p. 21. Accessed 1-31-2017 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/california/eureka/eureka-times-standard/1984/09-11/page-20?tag

United Press International. “Five in family killed in Nevada flash flood.” Brownsville Herald, TX, 9-11-1984, 2A. Accessed 1-31-2017 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/texas/brownsville/brownsville-herald/1984/09-11/page-2?tag