Emergency responders and residents resume search for woman washed away by flood waters in St Catherine

November 15, 2026

Emergency responders and residents have resumed their search for a woman who was washed away by flood waters along York Street, Linstead, St. Catherine, on Friday. 

A woman in a Toyota Probox motor car was rescued, but the woman in a Toyota Fielder motor car disappeared under the water before help could reach her.

Residents were joined by police officers, fire fighters and soldiers who have been searching for her since Friday. 

Live social media videos show persons searching through thick vegetation in sections of the parish.