Found Deceased KY, Knott County, four siblings swept away in flood

[Oakie]

Four young siblings were swept from parents’ grip, among victims of Ky. flooding, relative says​

Four siblings swept away in Knott County Flood
(Lexington Herald-Leader, 7-30-2022)



(Caption: Maddison Noble, 8, Riley Noble Jr., 6, Nevaeh Noble, 4, and Chance Noble, 1 1/2 were swept away in Kentucky flooding on July 28, 2022. A relative said Maddison and Chance were missing and the bodies of Navaeh and Riley were recovered.)

Excerpt:
“They got on the roof and the entire underneath washed out with them and the children. They managed to get to a tree and ... held the children a few hours before a big tide came and wash them all away at the same time,” Trejo said.

“The mother and father was stranded in the tree for 8 hours before anyone got there to help,” said Trejo.

Amber Smith and Riley Noble, the mother and father, were found alive. The bodies of Riley Jr., 6, and Nevaeh Noble , 4, were recovered, said Trejo. The bodies of Maddison Noble, 8, and Chance Noble, 1 1/2, were found Friday morning, she said.....

Two of the children are still missing. Details at the linked story.

 

[Oakie]

For some reason the picture I posted of the missing children won't show, so I'll try another way....

Montgomery is hard to find on a map. It isn't a town, just a rural community on the aptly named Troublesome Creek, a little way downstream from the town of Hindman. If you look up Montgomery Baptist Church, Knott County, KY, on google earth, you can find the community.

 

[Oakie]

Update: the bodies of the two missing children have been found.

 

[LauraAnne]

So incredibly sad. What a tragedy.

 

[Stunned]

More rain to come.

 

[Marysmith]

More rain to come.

Omg. This is brutal!

 

[rsd1200]

The death toll has risen. It's incredibly bad.
Kentucky governor: At least 30 dead in flooding

 

[rsd1200]

Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll rose to 35, and hundreds of people remained unaccounted for five days after one of the nation's poorest regions was swamped by nearly a foot of rain.

More rain hits Kentucky while the death toll from flooding grows

 

[Marysmith]

Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll rose to 35, and hundreds of people remained unaccounted for five days after one of the nation's poorest regions was swamped by nearly a foot of rain.

More rain hits Kentucky while the death toll from flooding grows

Wow. This is so awful. I’m so sorry for all those affected.