The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Kerr County has risen to 59, including 21 children, Sheriff Larry Leitha announced Sunday morning, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent Texas history.
The victims include 38 adults and 21 children, with 22 still unidentified, Leitha said at a press conference. Among the missing are 11 campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic, a summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River that was inundated early Friday morning when flash floods struck the region.
“Search and rescue efforts are ongoing,” Leitha said, describing the scope of the disaster as overwhelming. “This is the first confirmed number we’ve had. We had estimated as many as 27 missing, but this is what we’ve verified.”
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