On March 8, 2021 around 1542 hours deputies, along with multiple first responders including Greers Ferry EMS, Survival Flight, Heber Springs FD Water Rescue Crew, and Search and Rescue responded to Shiloh Marina for a possible drowning. Shortly after their arrival on scene, they were able to recover the male who had gone under the water, and medics performed CPR in an attempt to resuscitate him. The male, identified as Robert Beel, 55, of Pleasant Plains was pronounced deceased while in transport.
Man drowns while repairing boat A Pleasant Plains man drowned earlier this week while working on his boat. By Region 8 Newsdesk | March 10, 2021 at 9:13 AM CST - Updated March 10 at 9:13 AM
CLEBURNE COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A Pleasant Plains man drowned earlier this week while working on his boat.
According to a Wednesday news release from Cleburne County Sheriff Chris Brown, the incident happened around 3:42 p.m. March 8 at Shiloh Marina on Greers Ferry Lake.
Family members told investigators 55-year-old Robert Beel of Pleasant Plains had been in the water working on a boat. After he went back in a second time, he failed to resurface.
Cleburne County Sheriff Chris Brown says deputies from his department and emergency personnel responded to Shiloh Marina on Greers Ferry Lake Monday afternoon