5-Year-Old Boy Found Dead After Flash Flood Hits Lewisville, Ohio
Christy Bowen
3 hours agoThe search for a missing five-year-old boy ended on a tragic note when his body was found in a creek drainage area in Ohio.
Missing Five-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Creek in Ohio After Flash Flooding Event
The Monroe County Dispatch fielded a report of a missing young boy at 7:15 pm on Sunday. Search and rescue efforts were immediately launched. The multi-agency search effort included firefighters, law enforcement officials, and members of the Lewisville, Ohio, community. The boy was found in a creek drainage area near State Route 78. As of Tuesday, he had not been identified.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office offered its sympathy and condolences to the boy's loved ones, asking the community to "keep the family in their thoughts and prayers and to respect their privacy as they grieve this tragic loss." The incident remains under investigation at this time.
The tragedy unfolded after days of heavy rain moved through the region. A Flash Flood Warning was issued on Sunday afternoon as the rain came down in sheets. The slow-moving nature of the weekend storms meant that many areas were left with overly saturated soil unable to absorb more moisture.
More recently, the Northeastern corner of the U.S. and the mid-Atlantic have been dealing with their own flooding threats. Forecasters are warning that a new flash-flooding risk will set up in a zone from Illinois to the southern Appalachians in the coming days. The region could pick up several inches of rain in a period of just 36 hours. The most potent storm cells could unleash over an inch of rain in a matter of an hour or two.
The hilly terrain that marks much of the landscape of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and the western edges of Virginia and North Carolina will be the most susceptible to this flooding threat late Thursday and into Friday.
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