FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A northwest Arkansas TV station got a little too close to the news this week.
A truck for Fort Smith-Fayetteville television station KFSM rolled into the White River late Wednesday as the crew was setting up a live shot. KFSM's president and general manager says the truck appears to be a total loss, but they're thankful no one was hurt.
The crew was reporting on a drowning in the White River in southeast Fayetteville.
The station says the truck had a satellite dish that allows for live broadcasts, along with equipment including a camera, batteries and lighting kits. Preliminary damage is estimated at about $250,000.
A tow truck pulled the truck from the river Thursday afternoon.
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Information from: KFSM-TV, http://www.kfsm.com/
A truck for Fort Smith-Fayetteville television station KFSM rolled into the White River late Wednesday as the crew was setting up a live shot. KFSM's president and general manager says the truck appears to be a total loss, but they're thankful no one was hurt.
The crew was reporting on a drowning in the White River in southeast Fayetteville.
The station says the truck had a satellite dish that allows for live broadcasts, along with equipment including a camera, batteries and lighting kits. Preliminary damage is estimated at about $250,000.
A tow truck pulled the truck from the river Thursday afternoon.
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Information from: KFSM-TV, http://www.kfsm.com/
