More than 160 missing in Kerr County
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The Texas Tribune on MSNSearch for flood victims slowed by mountains of debris as thousands descend on Kerr County to assistCrews are using construction equipment to clear vehicles, trees and homes in a race to locate more than 170 people still missing since Friday’s devastating flood.
Leo Soto had so many boxes of flowers - all donated - that he needed help finding a truck in town to help transfer them all.
SAN ANTONIO — Five days after the waters of the Guadalupe River rose and overwhelmed much of Kerr Country on July Fourth, search and recovery efforts continue as the community picks up the pieces of one of the state's worst natural disasters in years.
With the numbers rising every day, disaster relief teams on site are working around the clock to help anyone they can in Kerr County.
John David Trolinger was in his home’s radio room listening intently early Friday morning as the first water rescues took place on a rising Guadalupe River.
Four friends in their 20s – including a couple who have been dating since high school — planned a fun weekend in Hunt, Texas, before the catastrophic floods hit. Now, one remains missing, and the bodies of three of the young adults have been found after days of grueling search efforts.
Brad Perry and his wife, Tina, were in Kerrville when their RV was swept away by floodwaters, relatives said. She was rescued from a tree but Brad didn't survive.
Questions mounted about what, if any, actions local officials took to warn campers and residents who were in the scenic area long known to locals as “flash flood alley.”