Texas Hill Country floods
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For the third straight day, thunderstorms have posed what meteorologists call life-threatening conditions in the Hill Country, where flooding earlier this month killed at least 131 people.
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.
State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.
Gary, DeeAnn, Jake and Megan all lost their lives. Harley is still among the missing. Both families lived in Canyon Lake but have ties to the Houston and Mont Belvieu areas. Hutch and Beth Bryan, formerly of Houston, died in the Texas Hill Country flooding.
A large percentage of people still unaccounted for were probably visiting the area, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said.
Beth and Hutch Bryan were visiting a family home in Hunt for the Fourth of July weekend when torrential downpours caused the nearby Guadalupe River to flood.
About four miles downriver from Acevedo's team in Kerrville, Roberto Marquez was found working on a memorial. "I've made 148. But I believe we need to make another 18," Marquez said. The artist is handmaking crosses to honor those lost across Texas.
The final missing Camp Mystic counselor, Katherine Ferruzzo, was found deceased after a devastating July Fourth flood in Texas.
Parker said dozens of families in Fort Worth have connections to the affected areas of the Hill Country. Fort Worth has deployed 28 firefighters to the affected areas, said Assistant Fire Chief Ray Hill. Many are on the front lines of search and recovery efforts as members of Texas A&M Task Force 1.