Missing 5-year-old boy found dead after flash flooding in Ohio

A missing 5-year-old boy was found dead after flash flooding hit Ohio over the weekend, authorities said.

Monroe County Sheriff Derek Norman said in a news release on Facebook that officials received a report of a missing 5-year-old boy in Lewisville around 7:15 p.m. on Sunday after a flash flood event hit the area. Law enforcement and other first responders responded and began searching for the 5-year-old boy. Norman said that even members of the public helped search for the missing boy.

The boy’s body was later found in a creek drainage area near State Route 78, authorities said. He has not been identified as of Monday evening…

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