On Saturday, July 15, a flash flood in Pennsylvania claimed the lives of seven people. After the rushing waters suddenly raged through a local town, police responded by calling out rescue teams, eventually returning most of the bodies to their grieving families. That said, two small children were still lost in the flood.
Although many of the people claimed by the flood were returned to their loved ones, two small children remained missing. Police sprung into action, looking for Matilda Sheils, two, and her nine-month-old brother Conrad Sheils. The kids were part of three family members who were swept away by the flood.
Reports indicate that Katie Seley, the mother of the two missing children, failed to make it out of the rushing waters and was carried away. Luckily, her husband, Jim Sheils, their four-year-old son, and Katie’s mom, Dahlia Galindez, safely made it out of the flood. While Katie’s body was found, rescue teams kept looking for the two missing children.
Police started their search for the missing people after weather conditions had cleared up, and soon recovered the first of the bodies.
Law enforcement assured the public that they would keep searching until they found the missing children. They also stated that the flood was one of the biggest tragedies in recent history, not only causing massive damage to the local area but also taking the lives of innocent people.
Rescue teams deployed every measure they had to find the missing victims, fine-combing the Delaware River with boats, divers, drones, and K9 teams. The “massive” search for the two missing kids continued for a while until they eventually found one of the kids. The search continued for the remaining child…CONTINUE READING