Rising Peace River water prompts DeSoto County residents to move belongings

DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Rising water along the Peace River has people in DeSoto County packing up and leaving before floodwaters get closer.Water continues to move closer to areas along the river. Some properties have not flooded yet. Some families are moving campers out and hauling out belongings in case the river rises overnight.At Peace River Campground, water is rising and people are using canoes to get from one spot to another. Kyla stepped into the water to retrieve what she could.After a warning from campground management, Kyla and her mother decided to pack up and pull out their camper before the water reaches it.Flood water affects parts of DeSoto County along Peace River“We were a little shocked, to say the least. Once we got that text this morning, we got one picture that didn’t do a whole lot of justice,” said [NAME]. “So once we drove in, we were a little flabbergasted.”“A lot of people driving out with their stuff today, too, when we were on our way here,” said [NAME