By msnbc.com staff and news services
The Pacific Northwest storm that dumped snow across Washington and rain across Oregon claimed at least one life, that of a child swept into a overflowing creek by flooding. Witnesses said at least one, and possibly up to four others, are missing.
The child, 5, was with his?father in their car at a grocery store parking lot in Albany, Ore., when a witness said he saw the vehicle turn into the creek on Wednesday night.
As the car sank, the father?and one child were able to get out. Both were taken to a hospital,?with the child reportedly in critical condition.
The body of the?5-year-old was found later by rescue crews.
Some witnesses said up to three adults and four children were in the vehicle.
KPTV.com quoted?one witness as saying?he saw the driver turn into the creek, possibly thinking it was a road. He and his friend tried to save the people inside.
"I did what I thought I could. I tried to open the doors. The doors were obviously locked. When?he broke the window, I assumed the child in the back was old enough to get out through the window," Zach Williams said. "Apparently, it was just an infant."
Crews worked until 11 p.m. searching for the vehicle, which is believed to have been swept farther down the creek and into the underground culvert.
"No one can survive underwater this long," oregonlive.com quoted Albany Fire Department spokeswoman Wanda Omdahl as saying. "It's just so tragic."
Crews were returning to the site Thursday but divers were not expected to go in the culvert?until the flooding subsides.
Albany is 70 miles south of Portland, Ore.
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