MOUNT AIRY, Md. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy died after he was trapped in a storm drain in Maryland during heavy rainfall and flooding on the East Coast that also led to rescues from cars that were submerged in floodwaters, officials said.

A heartbroken community in Mount Airy, Maryland is mourning the loss of a 13-year-old boy, who died during the flash flooding in the mid-Atlantic Thursday.

A 13-year old boy in Maryland died after being swept into a storm drainage pipe and drowned during a heavy rainstorm. The boy had been playing in floodwaters.