Body of Oklahoma Man Recovered Days After His Truck Was Swept Off Bridge

Tulsa Ch 8-KOKH - April 8, 2022 11:14 am

The body of a Smithville man was recovered on Thursday after his truck was swept off a bridge.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said 29-year-old Ronnie Toon was trying to cross a flooded bridge over the Mountain Fork River in the early morning hours of April 1 when his vehicle was swept away.

His vehicle was found around 1:30 p.m. that same day.

His body was found around 9 a.m. Thursday along the banks of Panther Creek.

 

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