PRAIRIE GROVE, Ark. — The Prairie Grove community is coming together to honor Clinton and Cristen Brink, who were killed on July 26 while hiking with two of their daughters at Devil’s Den State Park.

“We know that there's three girls now: a 17-year-old, a nine-year-old and a seven-year-old that have to figure out life without parents,” said Prairie Grove Mayor David Faulk.

To support them, the city is hosting a community fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 6. Faulk said the main purpose of the event is to help their daughters.

“We really wanted to look at what we could do for the three girls that were left behind,” Faulk said.

While a GoFundMe in the family’s honor has raised over $85,000 for funeral expenses, residents have asked for other ways to help. In addition to planning the fu

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