![]() ![]() In the afternoon drive over to beautiful Mesa Falls and visit the Upper and Lower Falls. End the day getting ice cream at Mack’s Inn Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor.ĭay Three: Book a morning ATV tour for the whole family and explore the back country of Island Park. Drive over to Quake Lake and Hebgen Lake and stop by the road side tour stops to learn the history behind the formation of Quake Lake during the earthquake of 1959. Stop for lunch at The Café at Island Park Lodge and then explore the continental divide in the afternoon. Stop for dinner in West Yellowstone on your way back to the Lodge.ĭay Two: Book a fly fishing excursion for the whole family and try your hand at learning how to fly fish on the beautiful banks of the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. Enjoy watching the buffalo herds, elk, birds, foxes, and the occasional bear and wolf sighting. In the afternoon drive through Lamar Valley, also known as the “Serengeti” of Yellowstone. While Old Faithful is one of the most popular places to visit in Yellowstone, skip the crowds and traffic and enjoy some of the other smaller geysers. Start off driving through Firehole Canyon and then walk through some of the hot spring and geyser formations like Fountain Paint Pot. ![]() The park entrance can get quite crowded in the morning, so an early start will ease the wait. Stop in West Yellowstone for a picnic lunch to go. The restaurant on site provides hearty, filling breakfasts to start each day off.ĭay One: Start the day off early by driving up to Yellowstone National Park. Divers were reportedly at the scene.Stay at the newly renovated Island Park Lodge. The plane went in about 100 feet off the shore and is completely submerged. The call came in at approximately 8:09 a.m. Piney, Lake Hamilton, the sheriff's department and Hot Springs Fire Department all responded to the scene. Garland County Sheriff's Deputy Courtney Kizer confirmed there was a plane crash. There was no immediate word on injuries.Įmergency personnel are currently at the scene of the plane crash, which occurred in the 100 block of Port-Au-Prince Street off Lakeshore Drive that occurred shortly after 8 a.m. Once on scene Hot Springs Fire Department, Lake Hamilton Fire Department, Piney Fire Department, Garland County Marine Patrol, Garland County Department of Emergency Management and Hot Springs Divers were all contacted and responded to the scene."Ī plane crashed into Lake Hamilton Monday morning and was completely submerged. ![]() "Deputies with the Garland County Sheriff's Office Enforcement Division, Criminal Investigations Division, Arkansas State Police and Officers with the Hot Springs Police Department all responded to the scene. The Garland County Communication Center received a phone call in reference to a small engine airplane that went down into Lake Hamilton in the area of 161 Port-Au-Prince at around 8:09 a.m., the release said. Port-Au-Prince is located just across Lakeshore Drive from the back side of the airport. Once the plane did not land at the airport, 911 authorities were contacted and were already en route to the location off Port-Au-Prince, the release said. "Authorities with the Hot Springs Airport responded to the scene and stated a call was made to the flight tower from the airplane that had been traveling from Kentucky requesting permission to land due to aircraft distress." "Divers with the Hot Springs Fire Department entered the lake and recovered a male passenger from the airplane (whose) condition is unknown at this time," the release said. One occupant, a female, was recovered and transported to a local hospital for treatment, the sheriff's department said in a news release. The sheriff's department says two people were on board a Cessna 177 Cardinal that crashed and sank into Lake Hamilton Monday morning after seeking permission to land at nearby Hot Springs Memorial Field due to "aircraft distress." "It has been confirmed that they were en route to the Hot Springs Airport and their last location is being investigated by the FAA as well as the reason for the distress call," the release said. There was no mention of Daniel Dale Jones' condition in the release. The Garland County Sheriff's Department has identified the two occupants of Monday's plane crash into Lake Hamilton as passenger Denise Jones, 23, and the pilot, Daniel Dale Jones, 49, both of Kentucky.ĭenise Jones was initially transported to a local hospital and then flown to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, according to the sheriff's release. His daughter, Denise Jones, 23, of Kentucky, was a passenger in the aircraft and was injured. The Garland County Sheriff's Department has identified the pilot as Daniel Dale Jones, 49, of Kentucky. Garland County Sheriff's Deputy Courtney Kizer says the pilot in Monday's plane crash into Lake Hamilton, who was recovered unresponsive at the scene, has died. ![]()
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