![]() ![]() Until the redesignation of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial as Gateway Arch National Park in 2018, Hot Springs was the smallest national park by area in the United States. The area was established as a national park on March 4, 1921. Incorporated January 10, 1851, the city was known in the early 20th century as the home to Major League Baseball spring training, illegal gambling, speakeasies during the Prohibition era, and gangsters such as Al Capone, horse racing at Oaklawn Park, the Army and Navy Hospital, and 42nd President Bill Clinton. Following federal protection in 1832, the city developed into a successful spa town. The hot spring water has been popularly believed for centuries to possess medicinal properties, and was a subject of legend among several Native American tribes. Established before the concept of a national park existed, it was the first time that land had been set aside by the federal government to preserve its use as an area for recreation. ![]() Hot Springs Reservation was initially created by an act of the United States Congress on April 20, 1832, to be preserved for future recreation. Hot Springs National Park is an American national park in central Garland County, Arkansas, adjacent to the city of Hot Springs, the county seat. Divers were reportedly at the scene.Location in the United States Show map of the United Statesģ4☃0′49″N 93☃′13″W / 34.51361°N 93.05361°W / 34.51361 -93.05361Īp(designated as a national park on March 4, 1921) 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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