At least six Indiana residents have died in storms and flooding that swept the state this week, according to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
The storms prompted President Donald Trump to issue an emergency declaration to assist relief efforts in over half of the state's 92 counties.
Here's what we know about the victims so far:
The search for missing Albany teen Matthew Morey ended Aug. 15 after Delaware County officials recovered his body from the Mississinewa River, the Star Press in Muncie reported.
Morey, a Purdue-bound Delta High School graduate, went missing Aug. 12 when he and three friends jumped off a bridge and into the river. Emergency responders were called to the scene and removed the other three men from the river, but Morey, 19, was not found.
Heavy rain the next two days stalled search efforts, but responders returned to the river Aug. 15 and recovered Morey's body about 200 yards from the bridge.







Morey is one of two Delaware County residents who died in the wake of Indiana's historic rainfall and flooding.
"Our hearts are with Matthew's family, friends, classmates, and everyone who knew and loved him," Jeff Stanley, chief deputy of the Delaware County Sheriff's Department, said. "From the beginning, we made a commitment to Matthew's family that we would not give up until they had answers. Today, that search has come to an end."
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A 58-year-old Muncie woman and a dog both died after her vehicle was apparently swept away by moving water that covered the road, the Muncie Star Press reported.
Authorities found the woman's body in a cornfield southwest of Muncie around 2 p.m. Aug. 14, about 50 feet away from her disabled vehicle.
The woman, pronounced dead at the scene, was later identified as Stephanie Sallee, the Delaware County coroner said.
Investigators believe Sallee was trying to "travel through moving water covering the roadway when her vehicle was swept from the road by the strong current." She apparently tried to exit her vehicle and was overcome by the moving water, police said.
First responders found a dead dog in her car.
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A 58-year-old Lake County woman died Aug. 11 in a storm that downed trees and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands in northwest Indiana.
The woman, Paula Plebanski, died from multiple blunt-force injuries after she was struck by roofing material, according to the Lake County Coroner.
Authorities found her near a parking lot along the Dunes Highway in Gary about 12:20 p.m. CDT on Aug. 11.
An 86-year-old woman described as a kind neighbor died in a home explosion in Portage on Aug. 11.
The woman, Leona Rice, died from blunt-force trauma related to the explosion, Porter County Coroner Cyndi Dykes told IndyStar on Aug. 16.
Neighbors told the Post-Tribune that Rice was in her home during an explosion on Aug. 11, the day that strong winds felled trees and knocked out power in the area. They said Rice was a quiet, friendly woman whose husband was away from the house when it exploded.
The explosion remains under investigation.
A 4-year-old southern Indiana boy died after a tree fell on his home Aug. 11 as strong winds pummeled Jennings County, according to news reports.
A tree crashed through the back bedroom of a Geneva Township home and trapped the boy, officials said. Three other people were inside when strong winds moved through the area around 3:30 p.m. that day, but they were unharmed.
A man in LaPorte County also died in a storm-related car crash, according to state and local officials. No further information has been released.
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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: What we know about Indiana storm, flood victims