Laura McComb Her Children Andrew (6) & Leighton (4) Missing in Wimberly,TX 3id'd

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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.



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

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/

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.”

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Texas mom, two kids among those missing after floods

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

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.

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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this is so sad   

and the weather is still not good -- sending light and prayers

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6yr old Andrew McComb's body was identified today 

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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.
 
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://interactives.kxan.com/photomojo/gallery/19719/1
Hays Co. floods missing persons photos
Hays County has released photos and last known locations of people missing in the weekend floods


Laura Schultz McComb
DOB 11/08/1980 LAST SEEN 100 DEER CROSSING WIMBERLEY TX


Leighton McComb
Daughter of Laura McComb

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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.

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http://kxan.com/2015/05/30/seventh-body-found-recovered-in-hays-county/
Seventh body found recovered in Hays County
May 30, 2015

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A search team in Hays County has recovered the body of an adult female from the Blanco River banks near Lime Kiln Road and Water Tower Road Saturday morning.

No identification has been made pending autopsy.

An adult male found on Thursday is also pending identification. Authorities do not know whether or not these are individuals that have been reported missing.
 

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The searches continue. 


http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/hays-county/2015/05/29/volunteers-prepare-to-search-and-clean-up-in-wimberley/28155703/
Volunteers search, clean up in Wimberley
May 29, 2015

Video

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https://twitter.com/hayssheriff

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http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/hays-county/2015/05/24/300-homes-destroyed-1000-damaged-in-hays-county/27886949/
9 dead, 10 missing in Memorial Day weekend flooding
May 30, 2015


Blanco River (Photo: Dana Roberson)

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http://www.kvue.com/


Fischer Store Bridge in Wimberley  Karen McClure

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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.

Texas Floods: Eight People in Wimberley Vacation House Are Missing ...
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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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Officials ID six-year-old child killed in weekend flooding - San ...

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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


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.
 

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

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Laura McComb's body was identified today.  Her four year old daughter Leighton is still missing.  I hope she can be found soon.
(Wimberley is in Hays County, and San Marcos is the county seat.  Both towns experienced significant flooding)


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San Marcos ‏@CityofSanMarcos  55m55 minutes ago
Our hearts go out to the families of Sue McNeil Carey & Laura Schultz McComb.  Their bodies were identified today. http://www.sanmarcostx.gov/smtxmissing

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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

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



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.
 
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.

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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.