Two Delaware men missing after Hurricane Irene
LEWES, DE - AUGUST 28: Craig Stephens (C) runs a chainsaw while Lisa Brittingham (L) and Eric Leypodt (R) clear debris from downed trees after a tornado spawned by Hurricane Irene touched down, on August 28, 2011 in Lewes, Delaware.
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Posted: 08/29/2011
HOCKESSIN, Del. (AP) -- Police in northern Delaware say they have organized a search team to look for two men reported missing after Hurricane Irene.
New Castle County Police Cpl. John Weglarz says 25-year-old Christopher Valentine of Hockessin (HO'-kess-in) and 25-year-old Jean (zhawn) Baptista of Clark, N.J., were last seen around midnight Saturday during the height of the Category 1 hurricane.
Weglarz says the men had left a residence on foot just before midnight. He says they texted a friend shortly after midnight that they were running through the hurricane.
Weglarz says the text message was sent from a location near Hoopes (hoops) Reservoir, several miles east of Hockessin. Valentine's mother reported him missing Sunday afternoon. Hockessin is an inland community about 10 miles northwest of
Wilmington.
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