California’s Central Coast Taking Brunt Of Storms, Salinas River Rising

• A 5-year-old boy is the central California is believed dead after the vehicle in which he was a passenger became stranded early Monday morning in flood waters and he was swept away.
• Rescuers by late afternoon ended the search for the child because the current and rising water levels of the Salinas River were too dangerous for divers.
• The National Weather Service reported that at least 8 inches of rain fell over 12 hours in the region, with several more inches predicted before the latest storm system moves out.

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