The weekend’s brutal weather across the US turned deadly Saturday in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County, reports USA Today . Four people are dead and four more are missing.
The weekend’s brutal weather across the US turned deadly Saturday in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County, reports USA Today. Four people are dead and four more are missing after they were caught in fast-rising floodwaters, per ABC6. „It’s very possible it could be more,“ says county coroner Meredith Buck. The details are still being sorted out, but it appears at least three of the victims abandoned their vehicle or vehicles as the water rose around them. They were identified only as two women and a man, and their bodies were found together.

The four people missing are a family that includes a 2-year-old and a 9-month-old, according to the TV station. The worst of the flooding occurred along the county’s Route 532, says a statement from the Upper Makefield police. „The flash flooding caught numerous motorists by surprise and many were trapped.“ The water rose 5 feet above the roadway in some places. (Read more flash floods stories.)

A woman went missing Thursday after calling 911 and stopping to help a child she saw walking alone on an Alabama interstate.
— A 25-year-old Alabama woman returned home late Saturday after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who was walking along a highway.
Police said Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell had returned to the home she shares with her parents in Hoover, AL. Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said Russell arrived home alone and was transported to a hospital for evaluation.
Russell’s whereabouts were not immediately clear since around 10:45 p.m. Thursday when she called 911 and a family member to say she saw a young child walking on the side of I-459.
Police found Russell’s car and her cell phone but were unable to find her or a child in the area.
Hoover Police Lt. Daniel Lowe said the family member on the phone with Russell lost contact with her even though the line remained open. A single witness reported possibly seeing a gray vehicle and a man standing outside of Carlee’s vehicle, but they had no additional information.
Police asked people to report any information they might have about her disappearance, while family members organized a search in the area.
Talitha Russell said that her daughter was headed home in the community about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Birmingham after leaving work and stopping to get food. She was on the phone with her brother’s girlfriend when she said she saw a child on the roadside.
“My son’s girlfriend heard her asking the child, ‘Are you Ok?‘ She never heard the child say anything but then she heard our daughter scream,’’ Talitha Russell said. “From there, all you hear on her phone is background noise from the interstate.”
During the search there were two separate rewards of $20,000 and $5,000 for information assisting Hoover’s safe return, police said.
Russell went missing Thursday after calling 911 and stopping to help a child she saw walking alone on an Alabama interstate.
Detectives were asking for the public’s assistance to help locate Carlethia „Carlee“ Nichole Russell, 25, of Hoover, Alabama.
The Hoover Police Department held a press conference Friday that was posted on the department’s Facebook page.
Russell got off work Thursday around 8:20 p.m. and was heading home from the summit in Birmingham. Police said she picked up food on the way from a place at the colonnade.
She was driving toward Hoover, Alabama, on Interstate 459 and was traveling south when she stopped near Mile Marker 11, according to police.
At 9:34 p.m., the Hoover 911 center received a call from a woman who reported that she saw a toddler walking on the side of the interstate.
After calling 911, Russell stopped to check on the child. She called a family member to tell them what was going on. That family member lost contact with Russell during the call, but the line remained open.
When police officers arrived at the scene, they located Russell’s car and some of her belongings.
Officers were not able to locate Russell or the child. Police said they have not received any additional calls of a missing child.
The investigation
A family member said she heard Russell scream before the call ended.
Police said a single witness reported possibly seeing a gray vehicle with a man standing outside of Russell’s car. Police have no further information on the person or vehicle at this time.
At the press conference, one reporter asked if the child was potentially used as „bait,“ which is a ploy traffickers often use to lure victims. Another reporter asked if law enforcement is exploring the possibility that the man spotted outside Russell’s car may have taken her.
Police said they are exploring every possibility.
One reporter asked why an Ashanti Alert wasn’t issued. Police said they sent all of the information to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), who will review it and decide if it’s enough to issue an alert. For those who don’t know, an Ashanti Alert is essentially an Amber Alert for someone over the age of 18 who has been abducted.
„Each case is unique,“ an officer said at the press conference. „And this case is certainly a unique instance in our city, and we’re doing everything we can to solve it.“
The police department is working with local, state and federal partners in this investigation.
Police said they’re receiving a lot of tips and assigning investigators to see where that information leads. Police said they do not know if there have been any sightings of Russell.
„No piece of information is too small in this investigation,“ the officer said.
Russell is a 25-year-old who is 5 feet and four inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants and white Nike tennis shoes.
An anonymous donor has offered $20,000 for the safe return of Russell.
If you have any information, please contact Detective Brad Fountain at 205-444-7562 or Sgt. Drew Mims at 205-739-7274. You can submit information anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for information that leads to finding Russell.