2 jump into Ark. river to avoid wreck; 1 missing

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Source: AP

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A search was called off because of darkness early Saturday night for one of two people who jumped from an interstate bridge in southwestern Arkansas into an icy river to avoid a jackknifed 18-wheeler that was skidding toward them.

The search for the missing person along the Little Red River was to resume Sunday morning, according to Keith Stephens, a spokesman for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, which was leading the search.

"The water is 25 feet or less, so it's pretty shallow," Stephens said. "But the current is pretty high from the snow and ice from the storms."

The missing person's name was not released.

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Local media identified the missing person as Janice Northcross, aged 42.