Search for man reported missing in flooded Las Vegas wash called off

Water flows down a wash near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Boulder Highway after rainfall on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @bridgetkbennett

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By Bianca Cseke Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 11, 2017 - 7:10 pm

Updated August 11, 2017 - 8:05 pm

The Clark County Fire Department called off a search for a man in a flooded wash in the central valley Friday evening.

The man was reported screaming for help just before 6 p.m. as he was being swept down a wash area just east of Koval Lane on the north side of Flamingo, Fire Chief Greg Cassell said.

The search was called off about 7:30 p.m. without the man being found.

Contact Bianca Cseke at bcseke@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @biancacseke1 on Twitter.

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