Current:Home > FinanceBody of missing 2-year-old recovered days after flash flood: Police -AssetBase
Body of missing 2-year-old recovered days after flash flood: Police
View
Date:2025-04-13 13:41:39
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! (574)
Related
- How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
- 3-year-old dies while crossing Rio Grande
- A leader of Cambodia’s main opposition party jailed for 18 months for bouncing checks
- 3-year-old dies while crossing Rio Grande
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- Over 200 people are homeless after Tucson recovery community closes during Medicaid probe
- Remembering Olympic gold medalist Florence 'Flo-Jo' Griffith Joyner
- 'Euphoria' actor Angus Cloud's cause of death revealed
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- 2 Black TikTok workers claim discrimination: Both were fired after complaining to HR
Ranking
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- TLC's Chilli Is Going to Be a Grandma: Son Tron Is Expecting Baby With His Wife Jeong
- Kapalua to host PGA Tour opener in January, 5 months after deadly wildfires on Maui
- 'Paw-sitively exciting': Ohio zoo welcomes twin Siberian tiger cubs
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- A Swedish prosecutor says a 13-year-old who was shot in the head, is a victim of a bloody gang feud
- 'I'm not a dirty player': Steelers S Minkah Fitzpatrick opens up about Nick Chubb hit
- U.S. offers nearly half-a-million Venezuelan migrants legal status and work permits following demands from strained cities
Recommendation
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Lisa Marie Presley's Estate Sued Over $3.8 Million Loan
Apple's new iOS 17 Check In feature automatically tells loved ones when you make it home
Voting for long-delayed budget begins in North Carolina legislature
Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
Angus Cloud died from accidental overdose, coroner's office says
Voting for long-delayed budget begins in North Carolina legislature
Supreme Court to decide whether Alabama can postpone drawing new congressional districts