A mother visiting from South Carolina was among the five people killed during severe flooding in Bucks County while the woman's 9-month-old son and 2-year-old daughter remain missing, officials revealed Sunday. New details HERE:
The woman, her husband, her mother and their three children -- who are all from Charleston, South Carolina -- were in Bucks County over the weekend to visit family. They were traveling along Route 532 in Upper Makefield Township to attend a barbecue on Saturday around 5:30 p.m. when a torrential downpour caused flooding in the area and disabled their vehicle.
The father managed to get their 4-year-old son out of the vehicle and escape the floodwaters while the woman and her mother tried to rescue their 9-month-old son and 2-year-old daughter. During a Sunday afternoon press conference, Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer revealed the woman, her grandmother, the baby boy and the young girl were swept away by the flood.
While the grandmother was later found alive, the mother was later found dead. Her baby boy and young daughter remain missing, according to Brewer.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters. “We’re continuing all efforts to find them," Brewer said."We can’t even begin to imagine what the family’s going through with two beautiful children gone.”
Officials confirmed four other victims -- who have not yet been identified -- were also found dead outside of their vehicles near Washington Crossing Road.Upper Makefield Fire Chief, Tim Brewer, speaks at a morning press event on Sunday.
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