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Neighbors Raise Thousands For Family Of Bucks Flood Victims
Community members and neighbors in Bucks County have pitched in nearly $80,000 to assist a South Carolina family affected by the weekend's storms.
Jim Sheils and Katie Seley were in the area visiting family with their three children on Saturday, July 15, when their car was disabled by rising water, Daily Voice has reported.
Sheils and the couple's 4-year-old son Jack were able to escape the flood, while Seley, her mother Dahlia, 2-year-old Matilda, and 9-month-old Conrad were swept away, police have said.
Dahlia was rescued and treated at an area hospital, while her daugh…
Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy
Authorities have identified the two missing children who were swept away in the Bucks County flash flood on Sunday, July 16.
Matilda Sheils, 2, and her brother Conrad Sheils, 9 months, were visiting the area with family from Charleston, South Carolina, Upper Makefield police say.
"They were on their way to a barbecue when their vehicles got caught in the flash flood on Rt. 532," authorities said.
Matilda Sheils, 2, and her brother Conrad Sheils, 9 months, are missing. Their mother Katie Seley died in the flood, police confirmed.Facebook/Upper Makefield Police Department
Their father…
