The Wright County poll workers, 70 and 73, were swept off the road around 4:30 a.m. near Manes, Missouri. Three other riders caught in the flood ultimately survived.

A Missouri couple died on Tuesday in flash floods while driving to a voting site. They were two of five people who lost their lives in rising waters on Election Day.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) says a married couple from Manes who were poll workers have died from flash flooding from Beaver Creek overnight Tuesday. Around 4:30 a.m., MSHP, Missouri Department of Conservation and other first responders commenced rescue operations after reports of three vehicles that were swept away in

A man and woman drowned after their vehicle was swept off a highway in Wright County in floodwaters, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Beaver Creek, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. They tried swimming to dry ground, but they drowned, troopers said. They were pronounced dead just before 7 a.m. The couple, from Manes, has not been publicly identified as of Nov.