Nevada Fire, Police Search for Missing Teen

Crews search for Henderson teen who fell into a drainage wash

Thursday, August 23, 2012

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Heavy rains in the Southwest flooded ditches and roads and prompted a dramatic rescue in Phoenix and a search for a missing Las Vegas-area teen. Crews resumed the search Thursday for the 17-year-old boy who fell into a drainage wash in Henderson that quickly filled after a downpour.

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Nevada Fire, Police Search for Missing Teen

Witnesses Steven Faubel, left, and Justin Faubel, middle, share information with Henderson fireman Robert Uszynski near the Duck Creek Channel during a search for a missing teenager in Henderson, Nev., on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. According to witnesses, the man was pulled into the heavily flooded wash as intense thunderstorms filled storm channels and sent water into roadways. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jason Bean)

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Nevada Fire, Police Search for Missing Teen after Heavy Rains

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Members of the Henderson police and fire departments head back to their vehicles after conducting a search of the Duck Creek Channel for a missing teenager in Henderson, Nev., on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. According to witnesses, the man was pulled into the heavily flooded wash as intense thunderstorms filled storm channels and sent water into roadways. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jason Bean)

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Robert Uszynski, left, and Kevin Jackson of the Henderson Fire Department conduct a search of the Duck Creek Channel for a missing teenager in Henderson, Nev., on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. According to witnesses, the man was pulled into the heavily flooded wash as intense thunderstorms filled storm channels and sent water into roadways. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jason Bean)

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Henderson Police Officer James Mitchell and his dog Xaro conduct a search of the Duck Creek Channel for a missing teenager in Henderson, Nev., on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. According to witnesses, the man was pulled into the heavily flooded wash as intense thunderstorms filled storm channels and sent water into roadways. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jason Bean)

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Henderson Police Officer Craig Mancuso and his dog Rony conduct a search of the Duck Creek Channel for a missing teenager in Henderson, Nev., on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. According to witnesses, the man was pulled into the heavily flooded wash as intense thunderstorms filled storm channels and sent water into roadways. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jason Bean)

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