Two weeks after the floods that have killed over 100 people in the Texas Hill Country, officials now say the number of missing people has significantly dropped.
KERR COUNTY, Texas — The number of missing people in Kerr County from the devastating July Fourth floods has dropped from over 160 to three, according to the Kerr County Flood Disaster Joint Information Center.
“Through extensive follow-up work among state and local agencies, many individuals who were initially reported as missing have been verified as safe and removed from the list,” the City of Kerrville said in a statement.
Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice thanked more than 1,000 local, state and federal authorities for their hard work over the last two weeks.
Recovery efforts are still continuing throughout the Guadalupe River as teams continue to try to reunite families.
“Our thoughts remain with the families still awaiting news, and we will continue to stand with them as efforts persist,” Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. added.