The body of a 2-year-old who vanished in a flash flood in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a few days ago was found on Friday in the Delaware River.
According to authorities, two-year-old Matilda “Mattie” Sheils was located just after 5 p.m. and recognized based on her physical characteristics and the outfit she was last seen wearing, according to reports. The coroner’s office will do an official autopsy on Saturday, and an official identification will be made at that time, according to officials.
On July 16, Mattie and her 9-month-old brother Conrad Sheils were washed away in a flash flood along with their mother. On Wednesday, bad weather interrupted search attempts for the youngsters, according to officials.
Police will resume their underwater search on Saturday as they continue to look for Conrad.
The tweet below confirms the news:
The body of a 2-year-old that went missing in a flash flood days ago in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was recovered in the Delaware River, police say. https://t.co/QDIQK4mAtE
— ABC News (@ABC) July 22, 2023
According to investigators, the mother of the kids, 32-year-old Katie Seley, perished after grabbing Mattie and Conrad and attempting to flee their car but getting swept away in the storm.
The flooding in Bucks County also claimed the lives of another four persons. The Bucks County Coroner’s Office named them as Yuko Love, 64, of Newtown Township, Pennsylvania; Susan Barnhardt, 53; Enzo Depiero, 78; and Linda Depiero, 74; all of Newtown Township, Pennsylvania.
According to the coroner’s office, all of the victims drowned to death.
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