read below pawpaw, straight from a county sherrif's office. they are safe.



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8 stranded by high water in Arkansas forest
Posted: May 02, 2011 1:21 PM CDT
Top News This HourArkansas Top News This Hour) - Six Boy Scouts and two adults failed to return as scheduled from a weekend camping trip in southwestern Arkansas. Searchers contacted the group and said Monday that high water had left the eight stranded but safe.

The group from Louisiana is isolated near the Albert Pike Recreation Area in the Ouachita (WASH-ih-taw) National Forest, where flash flooding killed 20 campers last June.

Fuzz Robins of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says the group is on high ground. He said the group had camping supplies including food, water and tents.

It wasn't known how well the group was stocked nor how long it would take for them to leave the area. Heavy rains have flooded rivers throughout Arkansas and local officials weren't sure when they could reach the campers.