Clarksburg, In. — The wife of a Franklin County pastor has died after her car was swept into flood waters New Year’s Day.
Carol Jackson, 63, of Clarksburg, was swept into a swollen Pipe Creek around 6:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve. Her husband, Jerran Jackson pastor of the Clarksburg Christain Church contacted 911 for help. Rescuers found her car around 9 a.m. Tuesday and recovered her body around 3:30 p.m. near Walnut Fork and Pipe Creek Roads.
Indiana Conservation Officer safety divers, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police Aviation, Brookville Volunteer Fire Department, Oldenburg Fire Department and Auxiliary, Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Department, Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, Laurel Police Department, Batesville Fire and Ambulance, Rescue 24, Hamilton County Ohio District 8, and more than 150 volunteers assisted.
