Woman and Boy Dead amid Flooding and Severe Weather in Oklahoma

Two folks have been discovered useless amid extreme climate in Oklahoma. 

The Moore Police Department stated they performed a “swift water rescue” on Saturday, April 19, round 9 p.m. native time amid extreme flooding. The rescue concerned two autos that have been “stranded in ground waters.

Police confirmed {that a} girl and a 12-year-old boy have been discovered deceased — reportedly in a creek after a number of hours of looking.  

During the incident, one of many autos “left the roadway and was swept beneath the bridge.” Other occupants of the car have been rescued. 

“This was a historic climate occasion that impacted roads and resulted in dozens of high-water incidents throughout the town,” police wrote in a press release. “The Moore Police Department want to lengthen a thanks to our neighboring businesses who assisted in rescue efforts. Our ideas and prayers exit to the household and mates of the victims.”

PEOPLE reached out to the Moore Police Department and have been advised “there’s no additional information available to release” presently.

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“We are investigating the incident as we do with all fatality associated incidents,” police stated, including that they “plan to release more information as it becomes available.”

Police advised ABC-affiliate KOCO that each autos went off the street through the incident, and one of many autos landed on the opposite. Two folks, an grownup male and an individual believed to be his youngster, have been inside the car on high, per KOCO.

Both have been reportedly capable of escape the automobile and discover security.

The different car had three folks inside and ended up in a creek, the place it turned wedged towards a drain ditch, KOCO reported. One individual within the car managed to get out and was taken to a hospital in steady situation, the outlet added. Police discovered the opposite two our bodies within the creek after hours of looking.

Police wrote on X that night that they have been working “greater than a dozen motorist assists involving autos caught in excessive water” and inspired folks to “keep dwelling.”

Moore stays beneath a flood watch till 7 p.m. native time on Sunday, April 20, per the National Weather Service.

“Excessive runoff could lead to flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and different low-lying and flood-prone areas,” the flood watch acknowledged.