Authorities in Oklahoma say a 30-year-old man drowned after his SUV was swept away by floodwaters.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Michael Liles of Broken Bow died after he tried to drive across a rural Oklahoma bridge that was inundated with floodwaters on Tuesday night. The highway patrol says that Liles' SUV was swept into Lukfata Creek near Broken Bow, which is about 200 miles southeast of Tulsa and near Oklahoma's borders with Texas and Arkansas.
A passenger in Liles' SUV was able to swim to the shore, but Liles went underwater and never resurfaced. The highway patrol says his body was recovered 100 feet downstream in about 8 feet of water.
Man Dies After SUV is Swept Into Oklahoma Creek
