Scenic Missouri park tagged with graffiti -- sparking search for vandal, officials say

[demmiblue]

A picturesque Missouri park was vandalized with graffiti, and park officials want help finding the vandal.

Multiple rocks at Rocky Falls in Ozark National Scenic Riverways were found vandalized Wednesday, according to the National Park Service. Pictures the park posted on Facebook show symbols and words tagged on rocks with red spray paint.

It’s likely the vandalism occurred between March 27 and March 31, park officials said.

Removing the spray paint at the popular tourist destination will likely “be challenging and costly” to ensure the rocks are not permanently scarred, officials said.

“Many local children learn to swim here, spending their summers clambering across the rocks and playing in the pool at the bottom,” the park’s superintendent, Jason Lott, said in a statement. “Residents treasure the area for weddings and baptisms. This kind of disrespect will not be tolerated, and we plan to take measures to deter future vandalism.”

https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article250387886.html

I hope they find the asshole who did this.

[honest.abe]

1. I just hate this crap. So many of our natural treasures are being destroyed and mutilated.

I have a young child who I worry in the future wont be able to enjoy nature as I did without seeing this ugliness.

[gordianot]

2. What do you expect in the heart of Trump country?

I know this area well, Rocky Falls is not somewhere to be after sundown.