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Rescue efforts stalled as first responders wait for waters to recede
Sheriff Jeff Bullard says 25-year old Shelby Mitchell s vehicle is believed to be submerged under floodwaters.
Dive teams are unable to enter the water due to continuing dangerous conditions.
Bullard tell News 3 Mitchell s family is near the scene along with divers from Franklin County Emergency Management Agency.
Woodlawn Fire department was first on the call, followed by MABAS 68 Sonar Team and the Benton Fire Dive team.
Using GPS, Mitchell s approximate location was determined, but dive teams are still on hold until conditions improve.
Friends and family tell News 3 the community is coming together for a prayer vigil tonight at the Woodlawn Grade School, where Mitchell a Woodlawn graduate was working towards a career in education. That started at 7 p.m.
Local leaders keep close eye on Elsa as storm barrels through Atlantic
Pamela Brownell has been with Franklin County Emergency Management for 17 years. She stresses it s important for people to have a hurricane plan and be ready to evacuate.
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SHELL POINT, Fla. (WTXL) â It s a cloudy but peaceful start to the weekend in shell point. Barely a wave in the Apalachee Bay. The water is like glass. A perfect day to teach kids about the powers of nature. They learn how to sail these boats and they re doing a capsize drill right now.
Bob Graves is with the Apalachee Bay Yacht Club. He s teaching young sailors what to do when the unexpected happens.
Local governments are taking notice.
Frankfort Mayor Layne Wilkerson and Franklin County Judge-Executive Huston Wells discussed meeting logistics during Mondayâs COVID update by local officials.
Wilkerson said the city commission is looking at holding its meetings in person again, possibly beginning with a work session scheduled for June 14.
âI donât know if weâll open it up for everyone yet, but at least make it available for citizensâ comments, for people to come and speak directly to the board,â he said. âI donât know yet if weâll open it all the way up to the public, but at least weâre all going to be in the same room again.â