Missing 12-year-old girl swept into storm drain by flash flooding found dead in Missouri Police said she was trying to get out of her family's car when the water overpowered her and pulled her away Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 8:06 PM EDT July 10, 2021 ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A 12-year-old girl swept away by floodwaters during overnight storms was found dead Saturday afternoon. A spokesman for the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the girl was found in Coldwater Creek near James S. McDonnell Boulevard, where the drainage system lets out. Family members said the missing girl's name is Aaleya Carter. The MSHP spokesman said she was in a car with her family at around 1:30 Saturday morning when they encountered floodwaters on Interstate 70 near Airflight Drive.