Search resumes for 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister swept away in deadly Pennsylvania flash flood.
July 17, 2023, 1:03 PMPennsylvania senator Steve Santarsiero surveyed flooding damage in Washington Crossing township in Bucks County Pa, July 16, 2023.A search resumed Monday for a 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister after they and their mother werein Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday while driving with other family members to a barbecue, officials said.
The missing children and their family are from Charlestown, South Carolina, and were visiting relatives in Bucks County when tragedy struck on Saturday. The family was driving near Hough's Creek, a five-mile tributary leading to the Delaware River, when torrential rains struck about 5:30 p.m., causing the creek to overflow and trapping the family in their car on Route 532, authorities said.
The names of the victims have not been released, pending notification of their relatives, according to authorities. At least 75 search-and-rescue crew members were combing the area for the missing children, Brewer said. He said the number of search-and-rescue personnel is expected to grow to over 100 on Monday as more equipment is being brought in to aid in the search.He said K-9 units, divers and aircraft are being deployed in the search as well as drones.
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