Current:Home > ScamsSearch for baby, toddler washed away in Pennsylvania flooding impeded by poor river conditions-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Search for baby, toddler washed away in Pennsylvania flooding impeded by poor river conditions
View Date:2024-12-23 22:40:40
Weather in Pennsylvania has impeded search efforts for a 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, who have been missing for several days after being swept away during flash flooding in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Five people — including the children's mother — died on a flooded roadway in eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday evening. In the days since, rescue workers have searched the flood zone more than a dozen times, the Upper Makefield Township Police Department said.
"Regrettably, despite these resources and the tremendous effort put forth by our search and rescue personnel, we have not been able bring Mattie and Conrad home to their loving family," police wrote on Facebook.
The Charleston, South Carolina, family was driving when they got caught in flash flooding. The missing children's father, grandmother and 4-year-old brother were also in the car at the time, and survived the flooding, officials said.
The flash flooding occurred about 30 minutes north of Philadelphia by car and just under a mile from Houghs Creek, a tributary in the Delaware River. Police said dive teams have been unable to assist in the search because of fog and expected storms.
"This is extremely heartbreaking to us, to the family, and to all of you," police said Thursday on Facebook.
K9 teams and officers from the Philadelphia Police Department have assisted in the search, officials said. Rescue workers have also been moving large debris piles to help the K9 teams in their search efforts.
President Joe Biden, who was in Philadelphia on Thursday for an unrelated event, addressed the deadly flooding.
"I want to say we're praying for those who lost their lives in the flooding in Bucks County. The idea that there's not global warming, I think can't be denied by anybody anymore," he said. "Anyway, we're grateful for the first responders who continue to look for a 2-year-old, Mattie, and her baby brother, Conrad. By the grace of God, maybe something will come of it."
- In:
- Pennsylvania
Aliza Chasan is a digital producer at 60 Minutes and CBS News.
TwitterveryGood! (5)
Related
- More than 150 pronghorns hit, killed on Colorado roads as animals sought shelter from snow
- Live updates | UN aid resolution and diplomatic efforts could yield some relief for Gaza
- Ja Morant back in Memphis where his return should help the Grizzlies fill seats
- Comedian Jo Koy is picked to host the Golden Globes as award season kicks off
- Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco arrested again in Dominican Republic, according to reports
- Florida State to discuss future of athletics, affiliation with ACC at board meeting, AP source says
- Albania’s parliament lifts the legal immunity of former prime minister Sali Berisha
- Rachel McAdams explains why she didn't join the 'Mean Girls' reunion ad
- Statue of the late US Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, is unveiled in his native Alabama
- Taliban official says Afghan girls of all ages permitted to study in religious schools
Ranking
- Roy Haynes, Grammy-winning jazz drummer, dies at 99: Reports
- Morgan Wallen makes a surprise cameo in Drake's new music video for 'You Broke My Heart'
- Woman stabbed in Chicago laundromat by man she said wore clown mask, police investigating
- Fashion designer Willy Chavarria's essentials: Don Julio, blazers and positive affirmations
- Judith Jamison, acclaimed Alvin Ailey American dancer and director, dead at 81
- A police SUV slammed into a bar in St. Louis. Police response drawing scrutiny
- French serial killer's widow, Monique Olivier, convicted for her part in murders
- Why Jennifer Lopez Says She and Ben Affleck “Have PTSD” From Their Relationship in the Early Aughts
Recommendation
-
Avril Lavigne’s Ex Mod Sun Is Dating Love Is Blind Star Brittany Wisniewski, Debuts Romance With a Kiss
-
A Dutch court has sentenced a man convicted in a notorious Canadian cyberbullying case to 6 years
-
Pentagon slow to remedy forever chemicals in water around hundreds of military bases
-
Nigeria slashes transport fees during the holidays to ease some of the pain of austerity measures
-
Krispy Kreme is giving free dozens to early customers on World Kindness Day
-
Morgan Wallen makes a surprise cameo in Drake's new music video for 'You Broke My Heart'
-
Nigeria slashes transport fees during the holidays to ease some of the pain of austerity measures
-
You'll Be Late Night Talking About Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine's The Idea of You Teaser