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surfered

(11,464 posts)
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 05:44 PM Jul 2025

Hill Country tragedy touches our community.

Just as city dwellers have vacation homes at the beach, a member of our beach community had a place in the Hill Country along the Guadalupe River and was there when it was swept away in the flood waters. She was able to hang on to a tree, was rescued and after being admitted to the hospital for cuts, bruises and scrapes has been released. However, her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren were not as fortunate.

The body of her daughter has been recovered. Her son-in-law and grandchildren are still unaccounted for, and the search remains active.

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Hill Country tragedy touches our community. (Original Post) surfered Jul 2025 OP
Awful news. Swede Jul 2025 #1
Someone posted a video of this JI7 Jul 2025 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman Jul 2025 #16
Heartbreaking ZDU Jul 2025 #3
So sad - hope they are found alive malaise Jul 2025 #4
NYT is now saying 47 dead. highplainsdem Jul 2025 #7
Should never have happened. So very, very sad. Am so so sorry. efhmc Jul 2025 #5
Tragic. highplainsdem Jul 2025 #6
This is horrific. It's touching across Texas. Melon Jul 2025 #8
heartbreaking...I cannot imagine. NT Trueblue Texan Jul 2025 #9
Heartbreaking Deep State Witch Jul 2025 #10
I'm so sorry. barbtries Jul 2025 #11
Terrible tragedy orangecrush Jul 2025 #12
Heartbreaking.. 💙 Cha Jul 2025 #13
I cannot imagine what all of these people are going through. Dem2theMax Jul 2025 #14
I simply don't know if I could survive that kind of pain. Maru Kitteh Jul 2025 #15
I am so sorry. What a horrific loss. yardwork Jul 2025 #17
Tragic, surfered. summer_in_TX Jul 2025 #18
There but for the Grace of God go we. JMCKUSICK Jul 2025 #19
... 2naSalit Jul 2025 #20

JI7

(93,196 posts)
2. Someone posted a video of this
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 05:51 PM
Jul 2025

but I think it might have been a different person becsuse they said she was 22.

But even her family is lost . So even survivors will be going through something so horrible.

Even one loss would be difficult but to suddenly lose multiple family ............

Response to JI7 (Reply #2)

malaise

(292,692 posts)
4. So sad - hope they are found alive
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 06:08 PM
Jul 2025

From latest update: 43 dead including 15 children so far
Dozens still missing

Melon

(1,078 posts)
8. This is horrific. It's touching across Texas.
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 06:43 PM
Jul 2025

One of my employees came back from
Camping a day early to get internet for her husband. He needed to work. They were at a campsite in Kerrville. We are still receiving notices via FB of all the children’s faces and phone numbers if anyone sees them.

Maru Kitteh

(31,244 posts)
15. I simply don't know if I could survive that kind of pain.
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 07:31 PM
Jul 2025

All I can do is cast a bit of my own care and love into the empty, horrific hole that’s been freshly ripped into these people’s lives.

summer_in_TX

(4,042 posts)
18. Tragic, surfered.
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 08:32 PM
Jul 2025

The anguish she is dealing with and all those who love her as well.

We learned this afternoon that our friends had a nephew, his wife, and their two elementary school kids on vacation in a cabin along the Guadalupe. The cabin is gone and they have not been found.

He is/was a teacher and coach.

JMCKUSICK

(5,107 posts)
19. There but for the Grace of God go we.
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 08:35 PM
Jul 2025

I haven't learned the identity of this member, but for those that know her and her family, please pass my condolences on as well along with my deepest sympathy.

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