OHP: Body Of Missing 4-Year-Old Found Along Arkansas River

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) has recovered the body of a missing four-year-old boy who was swept away Friday night along the Arkansas River west of Sand Springs.

Troopers say the OHP Marine Enforcement Division found the boy underwater a little after 10 a.m. Saturday.

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The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office says Chuck Burkhalter was riding a 4-wheeler while his six and four-year-old boys were in the water.

In a social media post, Burkhalter said he was watching the two boys and was able to grab his older son when he noticed the two had started floating with the current. Burkhalter says he tried to use the 4-wheeler to save his 4-year-old, Bentley, but the boy was swept away and later drowned.

Several agencies from Tulsa, Mannford and Sand Springs were at the Keystone Dam searching for Bentley.

Casey Roebuck with the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office says there are several steps people can take to ensure their kids are safe when near water.

"We very strongly urge parents...if you have your children around the water, have them within arm's reach, have them within eye shot, and we prefer that they actually have a life jacket on," Roebuck said.

Troopers say the boy's body was found less than a mile east of where he was last seen.