Current:Home > ScamsBody of missing 2-year-old recovered days after flash flood: Police -VisionFunds
Body of missing 2-year-old recovered days after flash flood: Police
View
Date:2025-04-16 02:07:33
The body of a 2-year-old that went missing in a flash flood days ago in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was recovered Friday in the Delaware River, the Upper Makefield Township Police Department said.
Two-year-old Matilda "Mattie" Sheils was found shortly after 5 p.m., and identified by her physical appearance and clothing she was reported to be in at the time, police said.
The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Saturday that the child recovered is Mattie.
MORE: Rescuers to assess whether to continue search for children washed away in flash flood
Mattie and her 9-month-old brother Conrad Sheils were washed away with their mother in a flash flood on July 16, and severe weather on Wednesday halted efforts to find the children, officials said.
Police are still searching for Conrad, and diving teams conducted a search for him on Saturday.
The children's mother, 32-year-old Katie Seley, died after she grabbed Mattie and Conrad and tried to escape their vehicle but ended up being swept away in the violent weather event, officials said.
Four other people were confirmed dead in the Bucks County flooding. They were identified by the Bucks County Coroner's Office as Enzo Depiero, 78, and Linda Depiero, 74, both of Newtown Township, Pennsylvania; Susan Barnhardt, 53, of Titusville, New Jersey; and Yuko Love, 64, of Newtown Township.
The coroner's office said all of the victims died from drowning.
A memorial service will be held Sunday for those who died in the flash flood.
ABC News' Molly Nagle and Bill Hutchinson contributed to this report.
veryGood! (5458)
Related
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- Corn syrup is in just about everything we eat. How bad is it?
- China emerged from ‘zero-COVID’ in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world
- Former City of Jackson employee gets probation for wire fraud scheme
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- New York sues SiriusXM, accusing company of making it deliberately hard to cancel subscriptions
- Wisconsin elections commission rejects complaint against Trump fake electors for second time
- AP PHOTOS: A Muslim community buries its dead after an earthquake in China
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Ash leak at Kentucky power plant sends 3 workers to hospital
Ranking
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- AP PHOTOS: A Muslim community buries its dead after an earthquake in China
- Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies
- Travis Kelce shares details of postgame conversation with Patriots' Bill Belichick
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- 'Barbie's Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach are married
- Wisconsin prosecutor appeals ruling that cleared way for abortions to resume in state
- Suspect in killing of TV news anchor's mother captured at Connecticut hotel
Recommendation
Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
For the third year in a row, ACA health insurance plans see record signups
‘Fat Leonard,’ a fugitive now facing extradition, was behind one of US military’s biggest scandals
A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors’ home are investigated by FBI
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies
AP PHOTOS: Young Kenyan ballet dancers stage early Christmas performance for their community
Survivor Season 45 Crowns Its Winner