Tragic Discovery: Body of Missing 2-Year-Old Girl Found in Delaware River
TL;DR
The body of a young girl, believed to be 2-year-old Matilda 'Mattie' Sheils, has been recovered from the Delaware River in Philadelphia, following flash flooding in Bucks County. Mattie and her 9-month-old brother Conrad went missing during the flood last week. The flooding claimed the lives of five people, including the children's mother. Search efforts are ongoing for Conrad, and official identification of the recovered body is pending. Autopsy results are expected on Saturday.
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