( CNN ) -- Flash floods caused by persistent heavy rains in Oklahoma have claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl , the state medical examiner 's office told CNN Friday morning . The unidentified teenager went missing on Thursday after playing with friends at a drainage ditch in the Durant area , according to Cherokee Ballard , the office 's spokeswoman . Durant is less than two hours north of Dallas , Texas . Heavy rains have battered the Oklahoma area in recent days . A dramatic rescue captured Thursday in Oklahoma City by a CNN affiliate camera crew showed firefighters trudge through waist-high muddy floodwater to grab a trapped motorist out of his submerged car . Oklahoma Battalion Fire Chief Brian Stanaland said the motorist did not need medical attention . The girl is the third child to be swept away in Oklahoma flooding in less than a week . Rescuers searched for a 13-year-old boy earlier this week who they feared had drowned after falling into a creek swollen by heavy rains . Emergency crews Tuesday were able to fish a 14-year-old boy who fell into Lightning Creek out of the rushing waters , said Cecil Clay , chief of the Oklahoma City Fire Department . A flash flood warning remained in effect in several central Oklahoma counties Friday , the National Weather Service said . CNN 's Rick Martin and Divina Mims contributed to this report .
NEW : 13-year-old girl drowns after being swept away by floods , officials say . Man rescued from submerged car . Flash flooding is a problem in Oklahoma City recently . Forecasters say flooding could continue Friday .