Video: FOX23 Investigates: 9-year-old in hospital for total of 5 days after playing in the Arkansas



In a FOX23 Investigation, a 9-year-old girl was in the hospital a total of five days, and her mom thinks she got sick from playing in the Arkansas River. This all happened the weekend of the Big Dam Party. Tulsa’s Investigative Reporter Janna Clark has her story.

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20 thoughts on “Video: FOX23 Investigates: 9-year-old in hospital for total of 5 days after playing in the Arkansas”

  1. Of coarse there is a chance your gonna get sick drinking river water. Any water not boiled or sanitized will make you sick. And from the sounds of it, the young lady should not of been by herself especially without a life jacket. They even stated she fell into the water many times and was even trapped under the boat once. But it's the parks fault cause they didn't clean the water, right? just say'n

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  2. With all the illegal dumping in the river and whatever else that might be there…the contamination?
    That is totally irresponsible of this water theme park and it shows a criminal intent, in my opinion.
    Perhaps collusion with water testing individuals?

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  3. Dad is the one that needs investigating. She had good reason to be sick just from the trauma of his neglect. Child endangerment and neglect are the only things that come to my mind her. Please press charges. Poor kid thought she was going to die? Were Dad and brother finding this entertaining? Laughing at her? I mean ….she had to beg to not go again and to go home? How much beer did the dad have?….. Mom. Really? This is a problem you need to take up with your family not the news.

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  4. WHY would a 9 year old play in a raging river…no life vest. Who were the Idiots that allowed this. This girl is lucky to be alive. Child endangerment…!! It's YOUR FAULT Mom…! The Dad is obviously a retard.
    EVERYBODY KNOWS that river water is Flithy…what stupid parents…!!

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  5. All untreated water has bacteria in it this isn't mysterious. Why didn't the parents tell her not to drink the water? This isn't a park problem it's an ignorant parent problem. The kid didn't have a trash bag in her throat either. Stop reporting this crap.

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  6. Lake Forrest Gump said s*** happens 1 thing is certain we're not going to get through this life alive sorry to hear the child was sick I grew up playing in rivers and ponds we had little to no boundaries and lived where are the products of the strong ancestors

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  7. So, are you investigating the parents?? No life jacket!!?? That precious child should be better taken care of. Water is known for making people sick. Parents are going to kill that kid

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