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As of Sunday afternoon, Sheriff Larry Leitha of Kerr County, where the worst of the flooding occurred, said authorities had recovered the bodies of 40 adults and 28 children. Among those still missing were 10 children and a counselor from Camp Mystic,
Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother, as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home, were simply, “I love you.”
Satellite imagery from July 3 through July 7, 2025, shows the heavy rainfall that pounded Texas, causing extreme flooding in the state’s Hill Country. (Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful)
Four days after the devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country, local officials and law enforcement in Kerr County couldn’t provide basic details of the emergency response.