Early Thursday, flooding in San Antonio washed away 15 vehicles, leaving at least five dead and two missing.
Vehicles have flipped and are nearly completely immersed in the water, according to photos of the floods.
Two male and two female remains were found at many locations, including Beitel Creek, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. According to fire officials, one victim was discovered a mile distant.
According to the fire brigade, search dogs located the fifth victim further downstream. Two people are still missing.
Around five in the morning, the flooding started close to Northeast Loop 410 and Perrin Beitel. According to Fire Chief Valarie Frausto, firefighters arrived to discover individuals clinging to trees on an island that had formed in the water.
Ten people were removed from trees, according to fire officials, and two others managed to escape the situation on their own. Four were brought to nearby medical facilities.
Angela Richards is in dire need of information regarding her husband’s location. Her husband, Stevie Richards, was heading to work when he called to inform her that his car had stalled and was floating in the water. She lives close to the floods.
Richards remarked, “I could hear whatever the car hit and then the water taking over the car.” “I didn’t hear anything else after that.”
She thinks her husband is still inside the flooded car.
Richards remarked, “The way they proceeded to search the car, yes, I can tell that someone’s on that driver’s side. I know for a fact that’s my vehicle.”
Stevie Richards, 42, informed his wife of 15 years that the automobile was approaching a bayou before their connection was cut off.
Soon later, Angela heard sirens and she and one of her three children went to the scene.
She remarked, “I don’t understand how this could happen.”
The San Antonio police homicide squad and the Texas Game Wardens are supporting the fire department’s rescue operations. There are also search dogs present.
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The region is also known to have a homeless population.
The police chief, McManus, stated that it is extremely difficult to determine the depth of the water and its pace at these low-water crossings. “If you venture into it when the water is deep and the water’s moving real fast, you’re taking your life into your own hands.”
Anyone who fled the scene without speaking to police was urged by McManus to get in touch with the Traffic Investigation Division to make sure they were safe.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch through 8 p.m. Thursday for portions of the coastal plains due to high runoff and possible further rain.
