- Crews are searching the Mississippi River near Blytheville after a man fell from a barge at Kinder Morgan, according to police. Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook told Region 8 News that the man, identified as Jerry Hooper, fell into the river at Hickman, east of Blytheville, Saturday night. A deputy wrote in his incident report that multiple employees at Kinder Morgan began looking for Hooper. He told Region 8 News that weather has played a role in the search effort. Cook also said there was heavy snow in the area at the time of the incident.
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