WATCH: Search underway at bridge for grandma washed away in St James
Beryl Walters and her granddaughter, Jenell.
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April 24, 2022

WATCH: Search underway at bridge for grandma washed away in St James

A massive search operation is now underway at the Westgate Bridge that straddles the Barnett River as firefighters and family members among others try to locate 68-year-old Beryl Walters who was washed away last week in flood waters in St James.

Heavy equipment are being used to clear away debris in the bid to locate Walters.

The elderly woman was swept away along with her 12-year-old granddaughter Jenell Walters last Tuesday during heavy rains.

Jenell’s body was recovered Tuesday evening about a mile and a half from where she and her grandmother were washed away by the raging floodwaters.

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