HOUR. SHELBY JOSEPH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS NOW FLOOD WATERS KILLED TWO PEOPLE OVERNIGHT IN MOORE. WE ARE NOW LEARNING IT WAS A WOMAN AND A 12 YEAR OLD BOY, SO IT’S NOT CLEAR RIGHT NOW EXACTLY HOW THIS HAPPENED. BUT THE MOORE POLICE DEPARTMENT DESCRIBES THIS AS A SWIFT WATER RESCUE INVOLVING TWO CARS, ONE OF THEM WEDGED UNDER THE BRIDGE. THERE AGAIN, THE MOORE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYING A WOMAN AND 12 YEAR OLD BOY GOT SWEPT AWAY. SO IT STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 LAST NIGHT. THE MOORE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH OTHER AGENCIES, ASSISTED THERE IN THE SWIFT WATER RESCUE INVOLVING TWO VEHICLES. ONE OF THEM DID LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND WAS SWEPT UNDER THAT BRIDGE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, ALL BUT TWO PEOPLE WERE RESCUED. AND AGAIN, REALLY SAD THAT WE HAVE TO REPORT THIS MORNING THAT IT WAS A WOMAN AND 12 YEAR OLD BOY WHO WERE FOUND. THE WATER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WE’VE SEEN IN RECENT YEARS, AND NEVER REALLY HAD ANY FLOODING IN THIS AREA AND THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION. BUT WE DID TONIGHT. WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE MOORE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO FIGURE OUT EXACT
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Police: 2 bodies recovered, 3 people rescued after Moore flooding
The identities of the two deceased victims weren't released as of 1:50 a.m. Sunday.
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A woman and a twelve-year-old boy have died and three people made it to safety after two vehicles were swept off the road in southeast Moore. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelThe Moore Police Department confirmed on the scene near SE 12th Street and S Eastern Avenue that two vehicles went off the road. One of those vehicles ended up on top of the other.Police said two people were inside of the vehicle on top, and they were both able to get out and to safety. The driver of the truck was an adult male, and the passenger was believed to be his child. The age of the passenger was not available. The second vehicle that was underneath the truck had three people inside and was believed to be a family. That vehicle was washed into a creek and wedged against a drainage ditch. >> WATCH FULL VIDEO: Open the video player below for an update from Moore police. One person was able to get out of the vehicle, and they were taken to a hospital in stable but serious condition. After searching for hours, two bodies were recovered from the creek. In a post on Facebook, the Moore Police Department confirmed that they had recovered the bodies of a woman and a 12-year-old boy. Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.>> Check Closings>> Check Live, Interactive Radar>> Watch KOCO 5 Coverage>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android>> "Like" KOCO 5 on Facebook>> "Follow" KOCO 5 on X>> Stream KOCO 5 weather updates anytime on the Very Local app
MOORE, Okla. —
A woman and a twelve-year-old boy have died and three people made it to safety after two vehicles were swept off the road in southeast Moore.
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The Moore Police Department confirmed on the scene near SE 12th Street and S Eastern Avenue that two vehicles went off the road. One of those vehicles ended up on top of the other.
Police said two people were inside of the vehicle on top, and they were both able to get out and to safety. The driver of the truck was an adult male, and the passenger was believed to be his child.
The age of the passenger was not available.
The second vehicle that was underneath the truck had three people inside and was believed to be a family. That vehicle was washed into a creek and wedged against a drainage ditch.
>> WATCH FULL VIDEO: Open the video player below for an update from Moore police.
One person was able to get out of the vehicle, and they were taken to a hospital in stable but serious condition.
After searching for hours, two bodies were recovered from the creek. In a post on Facebook, the Moore Police Department confirmed that they had recovered the bodies of a woman and a 12-year-old boy.
Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.
>> Check Closings
>> Check Live, Interactive Radar
>> Watch KOCO 5 Coverage
>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone
>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android
>> Stream KOCO 5 weather updates anytime on the Very Local app
