Crews work to salvage Lake Thunderbird

Cleaning up is the fervent theme this week in Little Axe and other parts of rural east Norman following two tornadoes that ripped through the area Monday.

BY JAMES S. TYREE | Modified: May 13, 2010 at 12:14 am | Published: May 13, 2010

LITTLE AXE — Cleaning up is the fervent theme this week in Little Axe and other parts of rural east Norman following two tornadoes that ripped through the area Monday.

A salvage diver moves into position to recover boats and debris Wednesday. PHOTOS BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

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For Bob Davis, owner of the Little River Marina at Lake Thunderbird State Park, the process started Wednesday when crews began salvaging boats from destroyed docks and lifted a 16,000-pound...
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