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Arkansas Man Found Two Days After Accident on Ozark Mountain Highroad

Emergency responders bring the victim of a traffic crash on the Ozark Mountain Highroad up from the crash site. (Photo courtesy Taney County Ambulance District)

A man from Arkansas was found two days after a single vehicle crash on the Ozark Mountain Highroad.

The accident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol states that the vehicle driven by 44-year-old Timothy Denzlinger of Yellville went off Highway 76/Ozark Mountain Highroad around 11:00 Sunday evening and struck some trees. 

According to additional information from the Taney County Ambulance District, Dezlinger was not able to get to his phone and call for help until early on Tuesday. TCAD Personnel along with Western Taney County Firefighters and the Highway Patrol assisted with a rope rescue of the victim from a creek off the highway. 

According to the Highway Patrol report, Dezlinger was taken to Cox South Hospital in Springfield in serious condition. 

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