The couple, a 73-year-old woman and 70-year-old man, were driving in Wright County around 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, when their vehicle was swept away in flash flood waters from Beaver Creek, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) says a married couple from Manes who were poll workers have died from flash flooding from Beaver Creek overnight Tuesday. Around 4:30 a.m., MSHP, Missouri Department of Conservation and other first responders commenced rescue operations after reports of three vehicles that were swept away in

WRIGHT COUNTY, Mo. (TNND) — Two poll workers in their 70s died Tuesday after torrential rains caused flash flooding in Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the deaths of a 70-year-old man and 73-year-old woman after two vehicles were swept off State Route H near Beaver Creek in Wright County.

Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Four people died in Missouri, including two poll workers, from flooding around the state on Tuesday. Two Wright County poll workers died on Election Day after floodwaters swept their vehicle and two others off State Route H near Beaver Creek in Wright County, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

A couple working the polls together in Missouri died on Election Day after their vehicle was swept into floodwaters.

A man and woman drowned after their vehicle was swept off a highway in Wright County in floodwaters, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Two people have died after their car was swept away by floodwaters Tuesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, around 4 a.m., multiple cars were swept off State Route H near Beaver Creek in Wright County.