Ohio River Yields 22nd Flood Victim
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SHADYSIDE, Ohio — The death toll reached 22 as townspeople on Monday began burying those killed in the flash floods that ravaged a rural area near this Appalachian village last week.
The search for those still missing turned to the debris-clogged Ohio River, and the body of a 13-year-old girl was recovered.
The body of Kerri Polivka was found in the river about 3 miles below the mouth of Wegee Creek. She was visiting the home of a friend, 9-year-old Amber Colvin, when the flood struck Thursday.
The two girls jumped into a bathtub for safety, but it was washed into Wegee Creek. Flood waters carried Amber about seven miles into the Ohio River, but she survived by clinging to logs.
As of Monday night, 13 people remained missing.
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