Texas flood: stories of survival and pleas for help finding missing loved ones | Texas
Although the reports continue to be official death money and reached at least 27 on Saturday, exceptional survival stories from Texas Hill Country floods begin to emerge.
A young woman was moved dramatically after being moved 12 miles from the Guadalupe River and continued its flood waters and Then in the picture that sticks to the branches of a tree. The woman who was not defined as open to everyone was rescued, News 4 San Antonio notified.
Erin told Burgess Outlet on Thursday night and Friday, the rain was a “quite heavy, but a big agreement”. At 3.30 in the morning he woke up by the storm and the waters around his house in Bomble Bee Hills neighborhood in Kerr County began to rise.
Within 2 minutes, water came from the walls and hurriedly rushed through the front and rear doors. He described a painful clock, which stuck to a tree and waited for the water to retreat enough to walk to a neighbor’s house.
“My son and I swam to him in a tree we hung and my boyfriend and my dog swam. He disappeared for a while, but we found them,” he said. He stuck to his 19 -year -old son Burgess with an ordeal.
“Fortunately, 6FT length. This is the only thing that saved me – it was to hang out with him,” he said.
In Texas, Ingram explained how he died by saving him and his children, a man’s fiancée. Christinia Wilson said His fiancé Julian Ryan’s Texas News Station Khou broke an artery on his arm, and while the flood waters hurriedly hurried on Friday, he took his children and mother out of their homes.
Wilson said he continued to call for emergency help, but no one could come in time to save Ryan.
“He looked at me, the kids and my mother -in -law, and ‘I’m sorry, I won’t do that. I love you all’.
Ryan’s sister Connie Salas said to the station: “A hero is dead, and that will never be noticed.”
Authorities said that a flood monitoring with estimated rainfall in the afternoon of Thursday afternoon, but this was raised to a flood warning for at least 30,000 people overnight. Authorities also said that the region, known as “Taşkın Alley en around the Guadalupe River, is not a flood warning system.
As of Saturday morning, 850 people were rescued by emergency services and 167 were rescued by helicopter.
The destruction triggered a struggle to find two dozen children missing in Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp, on the banks of the river, but the loss includes the campmers who are not attached to that camp.
These include four young adults that they try to reach a higher place at 4 o’clock on Friday morning. Ella Cahill, Aidan Heartfield, Joyce Badon and Reese Manchaca were described by the family.
Mackenzie Hodulik said, “My little sister, her boyfriend and two friends are missing because of floods,” Mackenzie said. “The last time we heard from them at 4. they were trying to escape from home to reach a higher place.”
Authorities said that there are at least nine children among the confirmed dead.
On Saturday morning, other families and children that are still missing include the following. Anyone who sees them or knows where they are is asked to call the authorities immediately.
Deeann and Gary Knetsch
The Knetsch family stayed in the HTR RV Park in Kerrville and disappeared after the water rose.
Megan and Jake Moeller
Moellers also stayed in the HTR RV Park in Kerrville and disappeared after the water rose.
Robert Leroy Brake Sr and Joni Bek Brake
. Brake family Kerrville HRT TX Campgrounds was a cabin. They were not heard after the flood.
Lainey Landry
When the flood was shot, Liney Camp was in Mystic. It hasn’t been heard since then. His family Ben and Natalie Landry shared a photo with Khou 11 reporter Amanda Henderson.
Kellyanne lytal
Kellyanne was in Lytal Camp Mystic and still not calculated. His father wanted thoughts and prayers.
Greta Toranzo
Greta Toranzo, a Sinclair primary school student in Houston, was missing at Camp Mystic. FAMILY WANTED FROM SCHOOL Share Your Photo Looking for him.
Hunt, Harber Family in Texas
Jennifer Harber and his brother RJ, I haven’t heard RJ’s children, Brooke and Blair, as well as the parents of the brothers Charlene and Mike.
When he took over the flood waters, they were in a house in Texas, Hunt, Texas.
They are also looking for two dogs: Daisy Mae and Lilly Lou.
Tianna (TY) Mabey
Tianna Mabey was last seen at 5 o’clock in the HTR camp area in Kerrville.
His daughter in question His mother’s boyfriend was rescued from a tree.
Holly Frizzell
FAMILY MEMBERS in question Holly Frizzell was at his home in Casa Bonita when the flood started. It hasn’t been seen at 3 in the morning since Friday.
Pam and Mike Smith, Brian and Blake Carpenter
PAM and Mike Smith, Brian Carpenter and Blake’s family Ask for help Find them after the destructive flood in the center of Texas. They were known to be in their home in Casa Bonita.
