Rescue effort ended after child swept away by Pennsylvania creek

Law enforcement officials said Sunday afternoon that rescue efforts for a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in Pennsylvania's Chester Creek on Saturday night have been abandoned.

Law enforcement officials said Sunday afternoon that rescue efforts for a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in Pennsylvania's Chester Creek on Saturday night have been abandoned.

The effort that is ongoing, officials said, is now considered a recovery.

“This is an extremely sad day for the city of Chester,” said Chester Mayor Stefan Roots on Sunday. “This is a community that will wrap its arms around those are hurting or who are in need.”

At 8 a.m. on Sunday, crews resumed a search for a girl who fell into the creek at about 7 p.m. on Saturday night. Officials suspended the search after 10 p.m. on Saturday after searching for the girl for several hours.

On Sunday, officials said that while Fire Department crews had suspended the search, the Coast Guard had crews looking for the girl throughout the night.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/crews-resume-search-child-fell-pennsylvania-creek-rcna144819

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