Preacher's Wife Dies In Franklin Co. Flash Flood

Carol Jackson's vehicle was swept away by a flash flood on Pipe Creek Road on New Year's Eve.

Carol Jackson. Photo provided.

(Franklin County, Ind.) - A preacher’s wife is dead after her car was swept away by flood waters in Franklin County.

Indiana Conservation Officers say Carol Jackson’s body was found by safety divers Tuesday, January 1 downstream from where her vehicle had earlier been located.

Jackson’s vehicle was swept away after entering Pipe Creek from Pipe's Creek Road on New Year’s Eve. She called her husband for help.

“At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, Franklin County dispatchers received a call from a man reporting that his wife contacted him and that her vehicle was filling with water and being swept away,” according to Indiana Conservation Officer Joshua C. Thomas.

First responders from Brookville and Oldenburg fire departments rushed to the scene and began searching. The search ended unsuccessfully Monday night, then resumed Tuesday morning.

The death is still under investigation.

Jackson was the wife of Clarksburg Christian Church minister Jerran Jackson. The 63-year-old was a Bible school teacher at the church, where friends and family gathered last night for a vigil.

A GoFundMe page has been established to receive donations for the Jackson family.

Assisting agencies include 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.