▁flo oding . ▁The ▁bodies ▁of ▁four ▁youth s ▁and ▁two ▁adult ▁coun sel ors ▁were ▁later ▁found . ▁One ▁boy ▁surv ived ▁and ▁was ▁found ▁ 1 8 ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁flo od ▁with ▁m ild ▁head ▁tra uma ▁and ▁hypoth erm ia . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁an ▁eigh teen - year - old ▁high ▁school ▁student ▁sli pped ▁and ▁fat ally ▁fell ▁from ▁a ▁ste ep ▁bl uff . ▁▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁during ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁a ▁man ▁drove ▁his ▁four - ▁and ▁five - year - old ▁sons ▁to ▁the ▁park , ▁and ▁an ▁A MB ER ▁Alert ▁was ▁issued . ▁As ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁were ▁approaching , ▁the ▁man ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁his ▁two ▁children ▁and ▁then ▁himself . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : C aves ▁of ▁Missouri ▁Category : P arks ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Missouri ▁Category : T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis <0x0A> </s> ▁Sh elly ▁Sand ers ▁( born ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁journalist ▁and ▁novel ist ▁writing ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sand ers ▁was ▁born ▁Sh elly ▁Ann ▁Sand ers ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Richard ▁Eric ▁Sand ers , ▁worked ▁in ▁advert ising , ▁and ▁her ▁mother , ▁Ann ▁Louise ▁Sand