A man who narrowly escaped raging floodwaters with his family in Kerrville recounted his experience to KSAT’s Garrett Brnger on Thursday.
Select breaking news story 2 of 5– A man who narrowly escaped raging floodwaters with his family in Kerrville recounted his experience to KSAT’s Garrett Brnger on Thursday.
Robert Shelton said he was able to get his wife, daughter and his daughter’s friend into an attic as water nearly filled his house. His Jeep was swept into a tree several feet away from their driveway, leaving them without a way to get out.
“The girls were worried, and they were saying, ‘Is this it, Dad? ’ And I’m like, ‘No, it’s not it. We’re going to make it,’” he said. , including a man who was swept away in a nearby home upstream.
A second man died in Uvalde after floodwaters swept his vehicle away.emailMayor Walks Us Through the Damage Along the Sabinal RiverCars in Ditches, RVs Overturned — Kerr County's Flood NightmareRiver shot up — now emergency crews are pleading with holdouts to goResidents Describe the Moment a Tornado Shook Their BuildingOfficers Searched 15 Minutes, Cleared Call — 37 Hours Before Body FoundThink twice before driving through that puddleSan Antonio just got a mini golf course that looks like a tiny SA
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