They arrived in trucks and on horseback, searched from boats and golf carts, and utilized drones and helicopters. On foot, they occasionally muscled through brush and destruction.
As national crews continue their search and rescue efforts into a third day, hundreds of individuals have been spared the destruction caused by the flooding in Central Texas because to the efforts of emergency responders, family members, onlookers, and others.
There have been a lot of terrifying stories in the last 48 hours. After spending the night hanging to a tree, a 22-year-old lady was saved. After spending hours floating on a mattress, a young girl was discovered. By holding on to one another and a tree, a mother and her 19-year-old son managed to survive.Near Comfort, Texas, two little girls were discovered in a tree 27 feet above the ground.At Camp Mystichelped, a counselor helps her 14 young campers get to safety.
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer named Scott Ruskan has been recognized for saving 165 lives. According to Coast Guard spokeswoman Rachel Ault, this was his first rescue mission.
The Christian summer camp for girls on the Guadalupe River, Camp Mystic, was ravaged by water and had 12 rescue helicopters on the scene, including ones from the Army and the National Guard. According to Ms. Ault, Mr. Ruskan was the primary person on the scene, triaging everyone.
According to officials, more than 1,700 people have participated in the efforts, and as of Saturday night, more than 850 people had been rescued. Eleven Camp Mystic girls are still missing.
At a press conference on Saturday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared, “We will be relentless in going after and assuring that we locate every single person who has been a victim of this flooding event.” Neither today nor tomorrow will see us give up. When the task is over, we will cease.
In order to send government help to the impacted area, Mr. Abbott has asked for a federal disaster declaration. The declaration was approved by President Trump on Sunday morning.
Despite forecasts’ warnings of additional rain and potential flash flooding, searches went on Sunday.
In Kerrville, the county seat, city officials have requested residents not to deploy their personal drones over impacted areas or go out to undertake search and rescue efforts.
