Campora, Carpenter to be honored with Memorial Miles

Campora, Carpenter to be honored with Memorial Miles

AGFC officers killed in flood recognized for sacrifice

From the Arkansas State Game & Fish Commission

www.agfc.com LITTLE ROCK – Wildlife Officer Joel Campora and Scott County Sheriff Cody Carpenter will be honored with two Memorial Mile signs in an unveiling ceremony at 11 a.m., Dec. 17 at Chant Pentecostal Church in Y-City, Arkansas. The two men died during a swift-water rescue attempt in western Arkansas May 31, 2013. The two women they were trying to rescue also perished in the flood.

Campora had been a wildlife officer with the AGFC since 2007. He was assigned to Scott County and lived in Waldron with his wife and two children. He was noted for the many community-based events he attended. Campora was an instructor for boating education and hunter’s education classes. He also participated in several school programs at Waldron High school.

He also worked at the Outdoor Youth Expo and organized kid’s fishing derbies. Campora also worked boating safety by participating in Operation Dry Water and the Big Bass Bonanza on the Arkansas River.

In addition to being involved with public relations programs, Campora had spent a great deal of time assisting youth in his community. He was a Deacon in his church and served as a youth leader and mentor.

Campora worked closely with city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies in Scott County. He assisted the U.S. Forest Service by conducting deer decoy sets, illegal dumpsites, boating, littering enforcement, alcohol and drug enforcement and marijuana eradication on National Forest land.

He was instrumental in developing information that assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation in arrests of individuals involved in a large international drug distribution network that was operating within the state.