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Woman, child dead following Saturday flooding in Hart County identified

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UPDATE: Feb. 17 at 1:40 p.m.

The 35-year-old woman who was killed along with her 7-year-old child in the Hart County flood waters, has been identified.

According to a report from WNKY, the woman was identified as Amy Philpot of Vine Grove, but the identity of the juvenile has not been released.

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A 35-year-old woman and her 7-year-old child have died in Hart County after entering flooded waters.

The Hart County coroner confirmed that the two were in a vehicle Saturday night as the vehicle became submerged on Campground Road near Priceville Road at the bridge along Bacon Creek.

The mother was retrieved Sunday afternoon a little before 1 p.m.

The identities of the two have not been released.