Flood Fatalities: August 2000 Monthly Total: 6 Vehicle Related: 3
| Day | State | County | Gender | Age | Circumstances |
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| 3 | IL | Williamson | Male | 9 | The boy was attempting to retrieve an object from a culvert when he was swept into it by rushing water. He later died at the hospital. |
| 7 | IL | Crawford | Female | ? | An 80 foot long, 25 foot deep section of roadway was washed away by flooding. During the early morning hours, the female driver drove into the washout. Shortly thereafter, a truck with 2 occupants went off the roadway as well. The truck struck the car's gas tank, and all three perished in the fire |
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| 15 | NJ | Warren/Huntendon | Male | 58 | Victim was kayaking on flood-swollen Musconetcong River , went over 5 foot dam, fell in and drowned |
| 17 | CO | Adams | Male | 37 | A firefighter attempting to reach a stranded motorist, lost his footing wading through the flood waters and was sucked into a 10 foot deep culvert |