Woman Drowns In Big River
Sun, 07/21/2024 - 8:39pm
A Valley Park woman drowned in the Big River in St. Francois County on July 21.
Melissa A. Hill, 40, entered the water to help an individual around 2:15 p.m. Hill, who was upstream of St. Francois State Park, became unconscious and was floating face down in the water.
Bystanders recovered Hill and began life-saving measures.
She was pronounced dead at 3:14 p.m. by emergency personnel.