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Laura McComb and Her Two Children, 6 Year Old Andrew McComb & 4 Year Old Leighton McComb Missing Since Memorial Day Weekend in Wimberly, TX

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2015/05/28/laura-mccomb-and-her-two-children-6-year-old-andrew-mccomb-4-year-old-leighton-mccomb-missing-since-memorial-day-weekend-in-wimberly-tx/

This is beyond gut-wrenchingly sad.

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Jonathan McComb was rescued on the bank of the Blanco River, but his wife, Laura McComb, and two children

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BEYOND TRAGIC … MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN STILL MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD …

Laura McComb and her two children, 6 year old Andrew McComb and 4 year old Leighton McComb are still missing following the massive floods that hit Texas over the Memorial Day weekend. They were among 12 people who went missing as the vacation home in Wimberly, Texas, was ripped from its foundation in the rapid flood waters of the Blanco River. Jonathan McComb, was pulled from the floodwaters and taken to a San Antonio hospital for treatment. The McCombs were with Ralph and Sue Carey along with their daughter, Michelle Charba, her husband Randy and their 4-year-old son, Will. All are still missing. Say a prayer for the missing and their family.

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Missing woman to sister: ‘We are floating in a house’

http://kxan.com/2015/05/24/family-of-former-nueces-county-commisioner-missing-following-flood/

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Julie Shields said she was on the phone with her sister, Laura, when their cabin was swept away.

“We are floating in a house that is now floating down the river,” Laura told Shields on the phone. “Call mom and dad. I love you, and pray.”

Those were the last words Shields had with her sister.

“My sister will always be my sister,” Shields added.

The conversation ended when Laura thought she saw a light from a helicopter that was there to rescue them.

“And I just expected to go to Wimberley High School the next day and find her,” said Shields. “When she wasn’t there, I knew something was very, very wrong.”

Texas mom, two kids among those missing after floods

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/us/severe-weather/index.html

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The McComb family is not giving up hope.

Laura and Jonathan McComb and their two children -- Leighton and Andrew -- were at a cabin in Wimberley, Texas, on Saturday night when the skies opened, dumping record-breaking rains. Water soon swept the house downstream. Jonathan McComb was found, but the whereabouts of his wife and children remain a mystery.

"We never lose hope," said his father, Joe McComb. "But I think reality is setting in that there is probably a good chance that it might not be the outcome we're hoping for. But you never give up hope."

He said he suspects a loose tree fell and knocked his family's cabin off its pilings, eventually causing it to be swept downriver.

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At least 31 people have died as a result of the storms that have ravaged parts of Texas, Oklahoma and northern Mexico since the weekend.

And 13 people are still missing, including 11 in Hays County -- not far from the Texas capital of Austin. The other two missing are an elderly couple in Houston, the mayor's spokeswoman said.

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http://kxan.com/2015/05/29/body-of-andrew-mccomb-6-identified-7-still-missing/
2 more identified in Hays County, 6 still missing
May 29, 2015

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Jonathan Andrew McComb’s body was found Wednesday along the Blanco River near Water Park Road, just outside Wimberley, Hays County officials confirmed in a Friday news conference.

Officials later identified 73-year-old Ralph Hugh Carey as the man search crews found dead Thursday amongst flood debris near Fox Road in San Marcos.

“As you can imagine, our family is absolutely devastated,” Carey’s family said in a statement. “We thank you for your incredible support, love and prayers at this difficult time.”

The number of people missing following flooding in Hays County now stands at six, including Jonathan’s 4-year-old sister, Leighton, and mom, 34-year-old Laura Schultz. Andrew’s father, John McComb, was released Thursday from Brooke Army Medical Center after being pulled from floodwaters over the weekend.

Four other deaths have been confirmed as a result of the floods that ravaged Wimberley and other parts of Hays County. They include Jose Alvero Arteaga-Pichardo, 29; Michelle Marie Carey-Charba, 43; and Dayton Larry Thomas, 74. Hays County officials said one other body has been found, but authorities have not yet identified that person.
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Search crews are scouring more than 6,000 acres on either side of the river in Blanco, Hays and Caldwell Counties looking for those still missing.

Those still missing include:

Sue McNeil Carey, 71, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
William Randall Charba, 42, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
William Charba, 6, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
Laura Schultz McComb, 34, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
Leighton McComb, 4, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
Kenneth Reissig, 81, last seen near FM 32 and RM 473
Blanco County officials also said they are still looking for four people there who may have been swept away by floodwaters over the weekend. No names or photos of those missing in Blanco County have been released.

County officials are still asking landowners not to burn brush piles along watersheds until they have been searched by recovery crews. This excludes brush piles created by landowners.

“This will aid in recovery of victims, as well as heirlooms and valuables lost in the flood,” Hays County officials said in a news release. “In other words, if the river piled it, don’t burn it. If you created the pile, you may burn it.”
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http://www.statesman.com/news/news/breaking-news/womans-body-recovered-in-hays-county/nmRfB/
Woman’s body recovered in Hays County
May 30, 2015

A recovery crew found the body of a woman on the banks of the Blanco River Saturday, bringing the total number of bodies found so far in Hays County after the Memorial Day weekend flood to seven, county officials said.

The body, which has not yet been identified, was near Lime Kiln and Water Tower roads. It is not yet known whether the body belongs to one of the six people that are still missing in Hays County, officials said.

Another body found May 28 near the Blanco River at the Hays-Blanco County line is also awaiting identification.

The other bodies recovered in Hays County earlier this week include some members of a group of Corpus Christi families staying in Wimberley: 73-year-old Ralph Carey, 6-year-old Andrew McComb and 43-year-old Michelle Carey-Charba, Ralph Carey’s daughter.

Still reported missing from the Corpus Christi group are 71-year-old Sue Carey, 42-year-old Randy Charba and his six-year-old son Will, and 34-year-old Laura McComb and her 4-year-old daughter Leighton.

Jonathan McComb, Laura McComb’s husband, was found after the flooding and briefly hospitalized in San Antonio.

The bodies of 74-year-old Dayton Larry Thomas and 29-year-old Jose Alvaro Arteago-Pichardo have also been recovered.

Kenneth Reissig, an 81-year-old, is also reported as missing by Hays County.

This is what is left of where the vacation home sat where the McComb Family and others were staying when it was swept down the Blanco River.

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Cement stilts are all that remained of a home belonging to the Carey family.Rodolfo Gonzalez / Austin American-Statesman via AP

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http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/29202278/thousands-of-volunteers-help-search-for-missing-flood-victims
Thousands of volunteers help search for missing flood victims
Posted: May 31, 2015 8:08 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 01, 2015 6:26 AM CDT

Hays County officials said eight bodies have been recovered after the Memorial Day weekend floods. Three of which, two adult females and one adult male, have yet to be identified.

Volunteers are still searching for 71-year-old Sue Carey, 42-year-old William Charba, 6-year-old William Charba, 34-year-old Laura McComb, 4-year-old Leighton McComb and 81-year-old Kenneth Reissig.

Johnathan McComb was staying with his family and friends in Wimberley when the flood lifted the house off its stilts and swept it down the Blanco River. Johnathan was separated from his family and rescued. His 6-year-old son died in the flood and his wife and daughter are still missing.
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http://kxan.com/2015/06/01/hays-county-still-waiting-to-id-three-bodies-six-still-missing/
Hays County still waiting to ID three bodies, six still missing
June 1, 2015

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Damage along Flite Acres Road in Wimberley. (Angie Beavin/KXAN News)

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Hays County officials are still waiting on positive identification on three bodies they recovered from the flood ravaged area last week. Six people are still listed as missing.

“We’re still asking landowners to please refrain from burning debris that has not been searched,” reiterated Kharley Smith, Hays County Emergency Management Coordinator. “It inhibits the ability for our first responders from effectively doing their searches.”

Those still missing include:

* Sue McNeil Carey, 71, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
* William Randall Charba, 42, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
* William Charba, 6, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
* Laura Schultz McComb, 34, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
* Leighton McComb, 4, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
* Kenneth Reissig, 81, last seen near FM 32 and RM 473

Residents who are staying in the affected area also need to boil their water.

“We are still under a boil water notice for those affected areas that are not on municipal water sources. If you’re on well water or outside of the City of Kyle, City of San Marcos water source, then you’re still under a boil water notice,” explained Smith.

One week after the floods, officials still want people to know that the City of Wimberley still needs its visitors.

“We want to make sure that everyone is aware that Wimberley is still open for business. They have local busineses there that have not been affected by the flooding. They welcome you to come to their area,” said Smith.

If you are visiting the area — whether as a volunteer or as a visitor — drivers are asked to take alternate routes since Ranch Road 12 bridge is still a one-way bridge at this time.
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Deceased:

* Jose Alvero Arteaga-Pichardo, 29, found on May 26 along RR 2325 in Wimberley
* Michelle Marie Carey-Charba, 43, found on May 27 in Caldwell County
* Dayton Larry Thomas, 74, found on May 24 in Wimberley
* Andrew McComb, 6, found on May 27 in Wimberley
* Ralph Hugh Carey, 73, found on May 28 near Fox Road in San Marcos

https://www.facebook.com/hayscountysheriffsoffice/posts/869170099805220 (https://www.facebook.com/hayscountysheriffsoffice/posts/869170099805220)

Hays County Sheriff's Office
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Authorities Identify Two Bodies in Deadly Floods
Authorities have identified two bodies found last week in the wreckage of the Memorial Day Weekend flood.
Sue McNeil Carey, 71, and Laura Schultz McComb, 34, were identified today using medical and dental records. Four people remain listed as missing.
In all, eight bodies have been recovered in Hays County, and all but one has been identified.
Carey’s body was found May 30 at 11:30 a.m. near Lime Kiln Road at Water Tower Road in San Marcos. McComb’s body was found a few hours later in flood debris near the Blanco River near the 700 block of Bluffview Road in Wimberley.
Flood Victims Identified as of Monday, June 1, 2015
Dayton Larry Thomas, age 74, found in northern San Marcos May 24
Michelle Marie Carey-Charba, age 43, found May 25 in Caldwell County
Jose Alvaro Arteaga-Pichardo, age 29, found in the area of Loop 165 in Wimberley May 26
Jonathan Andrew McComb, age 6, found May 27 near Water Park Road and RR 3237 in Wimberley
Ralph Hugh Carey, White Male, age 73, found May 28 near Fox Road northwest of San Marcos
Sue McNeil Carey, White Female, age 71, found May 30 at Lime Kiln and Water Tower Roads in San Marcos
Laura Schultz McComb, White Female, age 34, found May 30 near the Blanco River near the 700 Block of Bluffview Road in Wimberley
List of Missing:
William Randall Charba, White Male, age 42, (DOB: 04/22/73) last seen at 100 Deer Crossing, Wimberley
William Charba, White Male, age 6 (DOB: 01/29/09) last seen at 100 Deer Crossing, Wimberley
Leighton McComb, White Female, age 4 (DOB: 07/23/10) last seen at 100 Deer Crossing, Wimberley
Kenneth Reissig, White Male, age 81 (DOB: 03/14/34) last seen at FM 32 @ 473 in Blanco County

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/two-more-wimberley-flood-victims-identified/nmSb6/
Two more Wimberley flood victims identified
June 1, 2015

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Laura Schultz McComb

Hays County officials on Monday identified two more bodies found in the wreckage of the Memorial Day floods.

Medical and dental records helped authorities identify Sue McNeil Carey, 71, and Laura Schultz McComb, 34, as the two women found last week along the Blanco River.
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Authorities found Carey’s body on Saturday at about 11:30 a.m. near near Lime Kiln Road at Water Tower Road in San Marcos. McComb’s body was located a few hours later in flood debris near the Blanco River around the 700 block of Bluffview Road in Wimberley, officials said.

Both were killed after flood waters washed away their vacation house in Wimberley. In total, eight people inside that home at the 100 block of Deer Crossing went missing. Five of their bodies have been recovered.
The following people in that home are still missing:

William Randall Charba, 42.
William Charba, 6.
Leighton McComb, 4.

Also missing is Kenneth Reissig, 81, who was last seen at FM 32 near 473 in Blanco County.

http://kxan.com/2015/06/01/two-more-bodies-identified-in-hays-county-flooding/
2 more bodies identified in Hays County flooding
June 1, 2014

SAN MARCOS (KXAN) – Hays County authorities have identified two bodies found last week in the wreckage of the Memorial Day Weekend flood.

Sue McNeil Carey, 71, and Laura Schultz McComb, 34, were identified Monday using medical and dental records. Four people remain listed as missing, including McComb’s 4-year-old daughter Leighton. Her 6-year-old son, Jonathan Andrew, was found dead last week near the river. Her husband, Jonathan, was rescued from the floodwaters and was released from the hospital last week.

Eight bodies have been recovered thus far in Hays County, and all but one has been identified.
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The search for four year old Leighton and others still missing continues. I hold hope her remains can be recovered. In the mean time, the town, agencies and volunteers from all over continue their work.

http://kxan.com/2015/06/04/wimberley-hs-grads-cancel-senior-trip-to-help-flood-victims/
Wimberley HS grads cancel senior trip to help flood victims
June 4, 2015

WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — Going through a pile of debris isn’t how Wimberley High School graduates pictured their senior class trip.

“We’re all together,” said graduate Austin Mireles, “we are just doing stuff a little differently than how we planned.”

The Class of 2015 ended up cancelling their senior trip to Fiesta Texas in order to help with relief efforts after massive flooding along the Blanco River left several people dead.
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http://kxan.com/2015/06/05/families-of-missing-dead-in-wimberley-give-thanks-want-help/ (http://kxan.com/2015/06/05/families-of-missing-dead-in-wimberley-give-thanks-want-help/)

Families of missing, dead in Wimberley give thanks, want help
Chris Sadeghi By Chris Sadeghi Published: June 5, 2015, 1:32 pm Updated: June 5, 2015, 10:21 pm

WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — Relatives representing the three families of those left missing or dead in the Wimberley floodwaters expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of resources and support while continuing to ask for more search and rescue help. Professionals and volunteers alike are taking part in a massive search operation to find the remaining three people still missing.

The search effort has received an emotional and moral boost from survivor Jonathan McComb.

“Obviously, he cannot walk around and clear piles, but he has been up at the church the last couple of days,” said McComb’s brother Justin. Physically, Jonathan is able to walk and move around freely according to his brother and is also as upbeat as one can be given the circumstances.

“He has had a chance to go out and meet with local authorities to put a face with the search effort and to keep them going and going,” said Justin.

Jonathan’s daughter, 4-year-old Leighton, is one of three people yet to be found, along with Randy Charba and Will Charba. The bodies of his wife and 6-year-old son have been recovered and identified. Finding the remaining three is the most immediate challenge for the families.
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http://kxan.com/2015/06/06/ninth-body-found-in-hays-county/
9th body found in Hays County identified, 2 children still missing
June 9, 2015

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Hays County officials have identified a body found by search teams Saturday.

Officials used dental records to identify the body of 42-year-old William Charba.

Search crews found Charba’s body near the Blanco River at Bluffview Drive in Wimberley area on Saturday afternoon.

Nine total bodies have been found in Hays County following the flooding that happened on Memorial Day Weekend. Two children remain missing.

Search teams continue to search in and along the Blanco River from Wimberley to Martindale in Caldwell County.

Those still listed as missing include:

William Charba, 6, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane
Leighton McComb, 4, last seen in area of Blanco River at 100 Deer Crossing Lane

Flood victims identified as of June 9:

William Randall Charba, 42, found June 6 east of Wimberley
Dayton Larry Thomas, 74, found May 24 in northern San Marcos
Michelle Marie Carey-Charba, 43, found May 25 in Caldwell County
Jose Alvaro Arteaga-Pichardo, 29, found May 26 in the area of Loop 165 in Wimberley
Jonathan Andrew McComb, 6, found May 27 near Water Park Road and RR 3237 in Wimberley
Ralph Hugh Carey, 73, found May 28 near Fox Road northwest of San Marcos
Sue McNeil Carey, 71, found May 30 at Lime Kiln and Water Tower Roads in San Marcos
Laura Schultz McComb, 34, found May 30 near the Blanco River near the 700 Block of Bluffview Road in Wimberley
Kenneth Reissig, 81, last seen near FM 32 and RM 473 and found Thursday near the Blanco River at Narrows Road, near the Blanco/Hays County line.

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http://kxan.com/2015/06/10/memorial-day-weekend-flooding-911-phone-calls-released/
Hays Co. 911 call: ‘A house just went by on the river’
Published June 10, 2015, Updated June 11, 2015

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The night of the deadly Memorial Day weekend floods in Blanco and Hays Counties, the first calls for help came into Hays County 911 about 9:40 p.m. on May 23, newly released audio files reveal. Among them is the voice of one of those lost in the rushing waters. Laura McComb called 911 at 11:11 p.m.

She told dispatchers her family was at their rented vacation property on Deer Crossing Lane in Wimberley. By then, the Blanco River had been rising for more than 2.5 hours.

KXAN reached out to the families to let them know the recording would be aired and published.

Dispatcher: And you said (the water) is in your second floor?
Laura McComb: It’s coming up to the second floor, I mean it’s so high up. And we have no exit out.
Dispatcher: OK, just make sure you don’t go to the attic and get stuck, OK? But I will get (rescuers) out there as soon as I can.
Laura McComb: Okay, bye bye.

Eighteen minutes later, a second emergency dispatcher answered a call from a panicked woman who said their house was “down and floating.” The call, which had been breaking up, suddenly cut out. Three minutes after that, a man just down river, and others, called 911.

Caller: “…a house just went by on the river and there’s a person in it with a spotlight.”
Dispatcher: “You said there’s a house on the river?”
Caller: “Yes, a house just went by through the river. And there was someone in it with a bright light.”

Another 911 call came in at 11:38 p.m. The caller reported hearing people on the river yelling for help and waving flashlights.

“I live on the Blanco River. The water is rising to my back terrace. I just heard two people go by with flashlights, screaming ‘Help me, help me.’ They’re floating down the middle of the river,” one emotional caller told the 911 operator.

It’s not clear if the McCombs got any warning their lives were at risk, that they needed to get to higher ground. In the days after the flood, county leaders said low and high tech solutions were both employed.

“Our communications services, both by our reverse 911 system and by things as primitive as knocking on people’s doors,” said Will Conley, Hays County commissioner for Precinct 3. “We got to just about everybody we needed to get to, and probably saved thousands of lives.”

It’s not clear how many doors deputies got to, and where they didn’t. They began mobilizing about 6:30 p.m. that Saturday, officials said.

Hours later, 911 callers reported seeing up to five people floating down the river, clinging to something and yelling for help.
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911 Audio & some video at link

There are two children still missing. ::MonkeyTears::

http://kxan.com/2015/06/23/divers-searching-five-mile-dam-park-for-missing-children/
Divers searching Five Mile Dam Park for missing children
June 23, 2015

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Leighton McComb (left) and William Charba are still missing following the Memorial Day Weekend floods along the Blanco River.

WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) – Tuesday marks one month since record flooding along the Blanco River killed nine people in Wimberley. Six of those people belonged to one of two families who were staying together in a vacation home along the river for the Memorial Day weekend.

There are still two children who have not been found, and crews were out again this week looking for the pair. Hays County Fire Department employees, the San Marcos Area Recovery Team and Texas Search and Rescue are all involved in the search effort for William Charba, 6, and 4-year-old Leighton McComb.

On Tuesday morning, dive crews focused their search area on the Five Mile Dam Park in San Marcos. According to Kharley Smith, Hays County Emergency Management Coordinator says they’re taking every canine hit seriously.

“We’re not discounting any reports of hits, we’ll send a ground crew out, the one in particular, we have a dive team that’s going to go out and look in the area that we received that information,” said Smith.

Even though it has been a month since the floods, Smith keeps in constant contact with the families involved.
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Even though this thread was started about McComb family members missing, the Charba family was in the same home that was swept away in the floods. Leighton McComb, 4 years old and William Charba, aged six are both still missing. I was conversing with a neighbor just a couple of days ago, and she was convinced there was only one child still missing, and she thought that was Leighton McComb. Please, let's not forget William Charba, who was in the same house and is also missing. I could start another thread for him in missing persons. You see, imo the media cued in on the McComb family because the mother Laura made the 911 call. I'm still not certain that call should have been released, as it is so heartbreaking. Her husband survived and I can't think how hard that would be for him with that 911 call out there. He and Laura's sister and any other close family members could have listened to the call if the police provided it at their request. To put it there in the news and the net is sensationalism, imo. Yes, it's sad and it's rather horrifying. How many clicks did it get? If it were a piece of evidence in a case, then it's relevant for trial. What was the purpose of releasing the 911 call? It breaks my heart to think if it were my brother or my son or my husband making a call like that and it was out there. Just sad for me. Folks don't have to agree with my opinion, but that's how I feel about. I hope both Leighton and William can be found soon.

http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2015/06/23/officials-continue-search-of-2-children-missing-in-memorial-weekend-flooding/29119277/
Hays Co. officials continue search for missing 1 month after floods
June 23, 2015

HAYS COUNTY, Texas -- One month after the Memorial Day floods, officials continue their search for two missing children along the Blanco River, according to a Hays County search update.

Nine people are confirmed dead, and teams are still trying to locate 6-year-old William Charba and 4-year-old Leighton McComb. They were inside a home that was carried away by the Blanco River.

Hays County released an overview of the damage on Monday, as reported to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

According to county officials, as of June 21, there are over 1,500 registrations for federal aid, a total of $6.3 million. This official number is still pending depending on insurance benefits and damage assessment.

County officials provided estimates of residences damaged by the flood that were submitted to FEMA. So far 321 residences are listed as "destroyed," 322 have major damage, 376 have minor damage, 496 are affected and 138 were inspected, but not affected.
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http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/hays-county/2015/08/14/search-resumes-children-missing-floods/31753173/
Search resumes for children missing in floods
August 15, 2015

WIMBERLEY, Texas -- Search crews resumed their work Friday to locate William Charba, 6, and Leighton McComb, 4; the only two people still missing from the May 24 Wimberley flood.

John Simmons and a search dog were combing an area along the San Marcos River in Martindale on Friday.

“These are relatively new areas because the water's receded. So we can get down a little bit closer to the water than we have in the past. So that's why we're redoing these areas,” said Simmons, a member of the Travis County Search and Rescue team.
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In the days following the floods, search teams had a lot of help from volunteers. This time the focus is on using only trained people.

"Everything we do, we track with GPS. We upload that, we know exactly where we've been. We know what areas we've cleared, what areas we might want to go back to if we weren't able to access them for any reason. So it is now more of a trained personnel search," said Simmons, before adding that at this point in the search, the K-9s are their best resource.

"When you're working with a dog, you can cover so much more area. At this point, we're relying on the K-9. Because it's not likely that we're going to see anything. It's going to be the K-9 that's going to make a hit," Simmons said.

Search crews were expected to return to Caldwell County on Saturday morning, but an official with Caldwell County Homeland Security said Friday evening that search has been cancelled. He told KVUE searchers had been held up in another area, and would not be able to make it to Caldwell County.

Crews are planning on heading to Hays County to continue the search beginning Aug. 21.
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Quote from: MuffyBee on August 15, 2015, 07:34:21 PM

many prayers for the handlers and the dogs . . .

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