YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — An Indiana family is stranded near Yellowstone National Park and hope to be out of the area before more rain falls on Thursday.
Unprecedented flooding on the Yellowstone River has taken out houses, highways and bridges leaving residents and vacationers stranded.
Parker Manning from Terre Haute took this video. He says he and his family are staying near Yellowstone and were hoping to be home on Monday.
WRTV spoke to him via video chat and he said he feels safe but is ready to get out.
“We’re in a pretty good spot," Manning said. "We are right above the river and probably 75 feet or so but our bank is very stable. I don't really have any concern that we're going to have an issue but it is an issue not knowing what you're going to get out. There's some discussion that they may start to compile some of the vacationers out. There's an old mountain road that they're trying to get some gravel down on and make it passable so that might be an option, but that's probably at least Thursday at very soonest."
To add to their struggles, the main water line in the area is compromised. Officials are urging people to not drink it at all.
Manning said, for now, he and his family are playing cards and watching the water levels.
-
Greenwood 13-year-old charged with murder for death of another 13-year-old boy
The Johnson County prosecutor filed murder and criminal recklessness charges against a 13-year-old boy on Nov. 19.
Appeals court rules Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors can remain
A panel of judges ruled 2-1 Wednesday that the law's restrictions do not infringe on the constitutional rights of transgender children, their parents or medical providers.
Colts-Jets matchup features return of NFL's 2nd-youngest QB vs. oldest
When 22-year-old Anthony Richardson takes the field for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, he'll square off against 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets.
Indiana State Police ramping up patrols, working overtime over Thanksgiving
More officers will be out and about over the Thanksgiving travel period and will focus on impaired and aggressive driving and the proper use of seat belts.
