Two Killed In Fatal Accident Due To High Water In Wright County

Two people are dead after a vehicle was swept off a flooded roadway in Wright County.

The highway patrol says it happened late Thursday night at Parks Creek along Highway-M west of Grovespring. Four other occupants of the vehicle were rescued without injuries.

The two deceased are identified as 19-year-old Alexander Roman-Ranelli, of Springfield, and 20-year-old Devin Holt, of Grovespring.

They were both pronounced at the scene.

There have now been seven drowning across the state so far this year.