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Vigil Planned For Bucks Flood Victims As Search For Missing Kids Continues Vigil Planned For Bucks Flood Victims As Search For Missing Kids Continues
Vigil Planned For Bucks Flood Victims As Search For Missing Kids Continues Officials in Bucks County are still seeking the two young children who were swept away during flash flooding on Sunday, July 16.  As the search for 9-month-old Conrad Sheils and his sister 2-year-old Matilda enters day three, Upper Makefield police say they are shutting down roads in the area to ease their efforts. For Tuesday, July 18: Taylorsville Road is closed from Rt. 532 to Mt. Eyre Road. Mt. Eyre Road is closed at Walker Road. Rt. 532 is closed from Wrightstown Road to Meadowview Drive.  River Road is closed from Embarcation Drive to Mt. Eyre Road. In Lower Makef…

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by Mac Bullock
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Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy
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…

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by Mac Bullock
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Infant, Toddler Missing; 5 Dead In Bucks Co. Flooding: Officials Infant, Toddler Missing; 5 Dead In Bucks Co. Flooding: Officials
Infant, Toddler Missing; 5 Dead In Bucks Co. Flooding: Officials Five people are now confirmed dead due to the flash flooding in Bucks County over the weekend, while officials continue to search for the two children — including a 9-month-old baby — who are still missing, according to Upper Makefield police.  Authorities said early on Sunday, July 16 that the bodies of two women and one man who had been swept away in the flash floods had been recovered from areas across Upper Makefield, Daily Voice reported. By late Sunday, the bodies of two other women had been recovered, the police department said.  "So in total, we had seven people missing in the flo…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pennsylvania Air Force Pilot Hurt, Daughter Killed In South Carolina Plane Crash Pennsylvania Air Force Pilot Hurt, Daughter Killed In South Carolina Plane Crash
Pennsylvania Air Force Pilot Hurt, Daughter Killed In South Carolina Plane Crash An air force pilot based in Montgomery County was left seriously injured after a plane crash that killed his daughter Friday in South Carolina, officials said. As of Monday, Col. Deane Thomey was being treated in the intensive care unit at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for severe burns, according to a statement released by the 111th Attack Wing. His 24-year-old daughter Madeline Thomey died in the crash, officials confirmed. Thomey was flying a privately-owned single-engine airplane from Virginia to Florida when he reported a problem with the engine, officials and…

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by Nicole Acosta