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18th July 2023
08:34am BST
Their father Jim Sheils grabbed their four year old brother and their mum Katie Seley and a grandmother stayed with their other children, Upper Makefield Township fire chief Tim Brewer said.
While the father and older son made it to safety, their mum and grandmother were swept away in the flood.
While the grandmother survived the ordeal, sadly Katie was among the five that were killed in the flood.
The flash flood in Pennsylvania saw Enzo Depiero, 78, and Linda Depiero, 74, of Newtown; Yuko Love, 64, of Newtown; and Susan Barnhart, 53, of Titusville, New Jersey all lose their lives, Bucks County coroner Meredith Buck said.
There has now been an emergency declaration signed by county commissioners in response to the flooding.
