Search For Woman Missing In Bridgewater Flood Waters

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — A Raritan woman remains missing on Thursday afternoon after floodwaters overwhelmed her car in Bridgewater on Wednesday night.

Malathi Kanche was driving back from Rutgers University on Wednesday night with her daughter when flash flood waters overwhelmed her car as she was passing by Route 22 in front of the Lexus dealership in Bridgewater, said Kanche's family member Mansi.

Kanche and her daughter got out of the car to escape. Kanche's daughter knew how to swim and was able to swim to the dealership and was rescued. Kanche did not know how to swim and was last seen near the dealership, said Mansi.

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Kanche, 46, of Raritan is described as 5-foot-three-inches tall, weighing 110 pounds and having brown eyes and light brown hair.

She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and jeans. There have been no sightings of her since the flood.

Kanche's family is asking the community for help in finding her. Anyone with information should call Mansi at 732-654-7701.

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