Flooding closes DeSoto County parks with no timeline to reopen

DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Flooding continues to close parks in DeSoto County, and there is no clear timeline for when they will reopen.Brownville Park and Boat Ramp, Morgan Park, and DeSoto Veterans Park and Boat Ramp are closed.Some floodwaters have started to recede, but damage across county parks remains.Park director gets first look at Brownville ParkDeSoto County Parks and Recreation Director Sean Campbell toured Brownville Park on Tuesday. It was his first look at the park since the flooding began.“When I first arrived here and I stood on top of those hills looking down into the river and thought there is no way. That river is not coming up this far ... I was wrong,” Campbell said.Brownville Park staff said floodwaters rose to their highest level about one week ago. The flooding nearly forced the evacuation of a nearby home. Campbell said the Peace River crested at more than 16 feet.Tuesday, water is pooling around tree lines at the park. Tables are submerged, and electric hoo