The July 4th flash floods in Texas have now claimed the lives of more than 100 people, and search and rescue teams are still combing through miles of debris for those still missing. In the Texas hill country, response teams, including volunteers, are combing through mud and dense forest searching for victims.
Ryan Logue from the United Cajun Navy said, "It's one of the most devastating things I've ever seen in my life. But that devastation goes 80 miles down the Guadalupe River, and that devastation goes anywhere from three-quarters of a mile to half a mile wide off of the river as well." About 20 people are still unaccounted for as the search continues. Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counselors died, said their hearts are broken alongside the families, calling the floods an "unimaginable tragedy."
Among the victims are eight-year-old twin sisters Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence. Their grandfather said the joy they gave their family can never be forgotten. About 1,000 people have been rescued so far. New video shows the dramatic rescue of a man in Kerrville. As an RV was surrounded by flood waters, the Coast Guard came in by helicopter and lifted him to safety.Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan is being hailed as a hero after saving at least 165 kids from Camp Mystic in his first rescue op.
"Yeah, just a lot of people looking very scared, very tired and cold, missing loved ones, terrified, honestly, and I was just trying to be a voice of calm and triage these people and get them to safety as soon as we could," Ruskan told Fox News. Put on a bus and taken to safety, the rescued girls sang hymns as they passed through the devastated countryside. (Read More)
