Derald McElroy
Subject
Description
The day after the Flood, Derald and a neighbor launched Derald's boat in Box Elder Creek and were able to rescue a 12-year-old boy that had been clinging to a tree the entire evening. They also found five people stranded on the roof of a house and were able to get them in the boat and to safety.
Date
July 31, 2012
Interviewer
Heide Noblitt
Collection
Citation
Rapid City Public Library, “Derald McElroy,” Flood of 1972, accessed April 26, 2024, https://1972flood.omeka.net/items/show/189.