#Two North Carolina kids missing after mom’s car swept away by floodwaters

Two kids, ages 4 and 5, are missing in North Carolina after their mom’s car was swept away in a flood, authorities said.

The unidentified mother called 911 around 1 a.m. Tuesday for help after her car went off the road and into a nearby creek in Smithfield, news station WRAL reported.

Emergency crews on one of the rescue boats were able to grab one of her two kids, but then the vessel overturned amid the rough waters and they lost the child, news station WNCN reported.

Four boats capsized during the search efforts, though rescuers were ultimately able to save the mother and bring her to safety, the outlets reported.

The car was recovered before 7 a.m., but the woman’s kids are still unaccounted for, WRAL reported.

Smithfield Fire Chief John Blanton said they were still conducting the search Tuesday as a rescue effort, not a recovery mission, WTVD reported.

“Everyone keep your thoughts and prayers with the family of the children that are missing right now,” Blanton told reporters.