Tonya Phillips, 49, Joplin, drowned 11:15 a.m. Sunday on Shoal Creek, one mile west of Raccoon Road northeast of Granby.
According to the Highway Patrol report, Phillips was swept away by swift flood waters without a safety device and was unable to swim.
Newton County Acting Coroner Ronnie Jones pronounced Phillips dead at 2:15 p.m.
The drowning was the third this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.
(This post has been changed to reflect that the drowning occurred on Sunday and not Monday.)
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It was Sunday morning!
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