{"id":2726,"date":"2015-12-27T22:11:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T02:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=2726"},"modified":"2019-04-19T19:56:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T23:56:20","slug":"kentucky-family-dies-in-illinois-flood-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/12\/27\/kentucky-family-dies-in-illinois-flood-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Family Dies In Illinois Flood Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/flooded-road.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/12\/27\/kentucky-family-dies-in-illinois-flood-waters\/flooded-road\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/flooded-road.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"flooded road\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/flooded-road.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/flooded-road.jpg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"flooded road\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/flooded-road.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/flooded-road.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/flooded-road.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA Western Kentucky family of five died after its vehicle was swept off the road by flood waters in about 60 miles east of St. Louis, Illinois on Saturday night.<!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>The family from Todd County was traveling to visit relatives in Minnesota when their vehicle got stranded in high water in Marion County, Illinois.<br \/>\nPolice say a 911 call came from the family&#8217;s vehicle around 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon said the small country road they went through would normally be a low-water crossing, but with the swollen creeks and waterways the water was apparently deeper than what they anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>It took first-responders more than four hours to get the car out of the water. 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