NEAR YANKTON, S.D. (KTIV) -- -
Doug Larson has called Larson's Landing, near Yankton, home for 30-years. Now, he's forced to watch his home and business wash away in a matter of days.
It's the worst Doug Larson says he's ever seen. Doug Larson, Larson's Landing, says, "1997, when it flooded so bad... not close to this. This is unbelievable!"
Tenants have moved 45 of the landing's 64 trailers away from the water. Doug Larson, Larson's Landing, says, "I still have a couple down here. As soon as the septic tanks fail, they'll be out of here. That'll be tomorrow."
Larson's already out of his home. Doug Larson, Larson's Landing, says, "It's gonna flood." But, leaving wasn't easy. Doug Larson, Larson's Landing, says, "It's rough, real rough. We put a lot of work into here, and there it goes."
Doug's wife, Linda is trying to look on the bright side. Linda Larson, Larson's Landing, says, "I'm positive that I'm alive, and I have my motorhome, which I never thought I'd be thankful for. But, at least we have a place to live, and we can rebuild."
That's right. When floodwaters recede, the Larson's plan to rebuild. Doug Larson, Larson's Landing, says, "I don't think they can screw up that bad twice!" "They" is the Army Corps of Engineers, and record releases the agency ordered from upstream dams. Doug Larson, Larson's Landing, says, "I just hope it doesn't go to long."
To make sure Larson has something to come back to, volunteers built a sandbag wall to make sure the sandy point Larson's Landing is built on doesn't wash away, completely.
