A West Orange man died Wednesday (June 5) after spending a day on the Buffalo National River in Arkansas.
Park rangers with the National Park Service near Yellville said they were alerted by the family of Melvin “Doyle” Perkins, 67, that he was unresponsive.
Perkins and his family had been tubing on the Buffalo National River from Dillard’s Ferry to Buffalo Point, rangers said. The family said Perkins went to his truck to cool off once the reached Buffalo Point, while his family remained on the gravel bar there.
When the family returned to the truck later, they found him unresponsive.
National Park Service rangers were notified about 1:30 p.m. and responded within minutes to perform life-saving procedures but were unsuccessful.
Perkins was a veteran and a member of the West Orange Class of 1970.
His father Marvin Perkins was the Mayor of West Orange from 1961-65.
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