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At least 119 people have been found dead in nearly a week since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-five of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least three dozen children.
Jeff and Amber Wilson lost their lives in the flooding. As of Wednesday, July 9, their son, Shiloh, remains missing. According to a fundraising page set up by family, Jeff, Amber and Shiloh were in the Kerville area for a rodeo with Shiloh, who was described as a "young, spirited competitor." Jeff Wilson was a teacher in the Humble ISD.
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Kerrville man describes hearing screams during Guadalupe River floodingBud Bolton told FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray he lost his home to the Central Texas flooding on July 4. He describes trying to help people being swept away on the Guadalupe River and his son finding the body of a child from Camp Mystic.
The director of Camp Mystic was among the people killed due to the Hill Country floods, according to the Kerrville Daily Times.
The family was reportedly vacationing at a river house in Kerr County as the floods swept through the area unannounced.
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FOX Weather on MSNTexas all-girls Christian camp missing campers after 'catastrophic' flash flooding sweeps near KerrvilleSome parents were notified on Friday that their daughters at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp, had gone missing after devastating flash floods tore through south-central Texas.
Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them
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The start of July Fourth has brought "life-threatening flash flooding" to the area, according to NWS. County authorities confirmed an unknown number of fatalities.