I have twin daughters (12) and a son (10). I have been following this thread intensely as everyone else has. My kids are out of town at the moment but safe. But after reading all the stories the last 36 hours I really wanted to give them a hug but I can't as they aren't here. I know they are safe but still it hurts. I cannot imagine what the parents of this tragedy are going thru. I'm struggling with a hug and they are..well you know. Anyway, I'm crying now. Please God help these parents and other family members get over this tragedy.

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DG-Ag said:

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From a friend in Dallas - not sure what her source is:


"They found 5 bodies today and are taking the parents dna tomorrow at 7:30 to help them identify. So much better than making parents go to identify the body of their child."

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I don't know who your friend is, but I live in Dallas and can confirm the DNA request. Precaution since they would have been in the water for 2 days now. My friend had to go identify several young girls who were not his daughter; that trauma will live with him forever.

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Same here - have a close,close friend whose daughter had to go to the morgue. Their little girl wasn't there so they are still waiting.

The bodies of Jeff and Amber Wilson and their son Shiloh were all found today still together in their truck camper, according to a message from Shiloh's Kindergarten teacher (my daughter has been classmates with Shiloh since kinder.)

Jeff was a teacher at Kingwood Park High School.

Message from Shiloh's Kindergarten teacher:

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Family has confirmed the Wilsons were found deceased today. They were in their camper together and have assumed their journey into heaven the same way. Continue your prayers for their family and friends. This is not what we all wanted to hear but we now they can rest peacefully

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Per my understanding from by friend who deals with this, we want it to remain a rescue for as long as possible, even if that's not really the case. No permission is required for property access this way. When it's recovery, then permission must be sought and it gets to be a pain in the neck. If I have relayed this I correctly then I apologize.

At 75, I didn't know I had so many tears left in me.

One of my daughter's best friends was at Camp Mystic and was one of the ones rescued via helicopter. She's reunited with her family and safe now back at home in the Dallas area. As her mom put it today, "We are safe, but mentally we are not okay at all. We are actually very traumatized."

This story and this thread has stuck with me all day. This tragedy is as awful as it gets.

I'd 2nd this, I attended in the mid 2000's and had a year it flooded, lake probably came up 6' or so. Water cabin walkways under water, but the camp still largely functioned. Have a nephew who is just finishing 2nd term. Being a lake I think there is a much larger surface area for water to accumulate gradually compared to a river, and it is controlled by dams up and down stream to help control flow. That said thinking of this tragedy just makes me want to hug my little ones and never let go. My heart goes out to all families and individuals impacted by this tragedy

We picked up at Inks today and not a word of tomorrow being an issue. We picked up at Mystic last week so this has been a difficult weekend for us but CLH seems to be all systems go. The lake was very high but it will recede just as quick. Pray very hard for Mystic as I know you all are. It is such a difficult time for the entire Mystic family.

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one safe place said:

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Wife just found out a family from her hometown church community in Liberty County who were staying in an RV camp were victims to the storms. Bodies of husband and son found, wife and other son still missing.

8 year old Daughter was at one of the camps in the area, but not sure which one (edit: it was Camp Longhorn). She was successfully evacuated, only to find out that the rest of her family was missing.

May God have mercy.

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Yeah, they are friends of ours, particularly my two daughters and their husbands and children. Someone posted on Facebook pictures of their oldest son and one of my grandsons at church, in the pews and at the communion rail, and the tears have come flooding back.

I had not heard they found one of the boys, but heard they found the father.

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According to the latest (3 hrs ago) news story, there is some confusion about the identities of some of the family members.

I still pray for the safe return and passage for the entire family and feel regret posting this information. I tried to be vague to protect their privacy and identities, but was careless in posting unverified information.

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You meant no harm. I checked with my wife (she is involved in everything at the church) and she confirmed the current situation. If there are any developments she and both my daughters will know immediately and I will post them here. The media showed up at the prayer vigil and was taking pictures inside the church during the service until she got told to stop.

I think I was near you (or another parent of a Wiggle Inn girl) when your little one came out. Ours was also in Wiggle Inn.

Words cannot express the relief as well as the sadness we feel for the families of the missing girls.

Drove through parts of Kerrville on my way home tonight (we live in the area) - first thought was that there didn't appear to be many out searching, but then I realized the amount of debris greatly limits what a person could accomplish without some heavy equipment. This is going to be a long process after the rescue mission is finalized.

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I think I was near you (or another parent of a Wiggle Inn girl) when your little one came out. Ours was also in Wiggle Inn.

Words cannot express the relief as well as the sadness we feel for the families of the missing girls.

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It's just so devastating for so many and the survivor guilt is real.

Does anyone have type of connection to help with SAR? With our friends there still waiting to hear anything about their girl a group of us guys from Bellville want to drive there and help search. The sitting around is killing us. We want to help. I know they are saying not to come but **** that. We have to do something to help them.

NavasotaAg just posed on the F16 saying he was involved:

Top post on page 8 here: https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3548419/0

They have a spirit tag, so you might not be able to PM them.

Drive thru Donations accepted tomorrow. Hays County Precinct 2 office in Kyle, 5458 FM2770, Kyle, TX 78640. Toiletries, socks, underwear all ages and sexs. This will go to first responders and displaced people in Kerr and all counties affected.

8AM to 12PM

Fdsa said:

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austinag1997 said:

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Appears to be a ground operation unless there are drones up. There are no detectable air assets airborne tonight.

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agree, I saw one Dolphin and that was it.

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Nevermind. USCG fixed wing aircraft is up. Same plane that was down near The park this morning. I suspect that plane has FLIR cameras.

USCG HC-144A Ocean Sentry in the area. Very advanced radar and EO/IR capabilities.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae2709

akaggie05 said:

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USCG HC-144A Ocean Sentry in the area. Very advanced radar and EO/IR capabilities.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae2709

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That plane is on runs over the impact area.

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We found the hero from Hazel's cabin and guess what... He's an Ag!! God bless you all and thank you for your support!! God its getting dusty in here again.

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We just sent him a text as well. We all owe him so much for watching over/guiding the girls through that horrific experience.

He is the baddest dude alive right now.

You talk about being put on this earth for a purpose. He did it yesterday morning.

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At 75, I didn't know I had so many tears left in me.

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I am cried out and my wife has tried to convince me to stop refreshing this thread every 5 minutes, I cannot. A great friend has reached out to me (also an Ag), and they are organizing a supply drive to take up there. It has given me purpose to at least be able to help out in some way.

Totally random, but putting it out there… if any affected family has any need for transportation or assistance we will be leaving the hill country, heading back to Houston area tomorrow. Don't know if any needs a ride or to transport anything.
I've been following this thread and my heart is broken, as a mom and I've sent up as many prayers as possible. Just wanting to help out any others as needed. We can't really go help search and rescue as we have kids with us.
FYI, this thread is being followed by my family, both Aggies and longhorns. I appreciate TexAgs as a resource in times like this.

Guitarsoup said:

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The bodies of Jeff and Amber Wilson and their son Shiloh were all found today still together in their truck camper, according to a message from Shiloh's Kindergarten teacher (my daughter has been classmates with Shiloh since kinder.)

Jeff was a teacher at Kingwood Park High School.

Message from Shiloh's Kindergarten teacher:

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Family has confirmed the Wilsons were found deceased today. They were in their camper together and have assumed their journey into heaven the same way. Continue your prayers for their family and friends. This is not what we all wanted to hear but we now they can rest peacefully

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So there's some confusion around the reports of the Wilson family from Kingwood. This was directly from Amber Wilson brother that is in the area searching for the family.

We went whitewater rafting in Colorado on Wednesday. They said they'll turn away clients when it gets to ~1000 cfs I believe. I cannot comprehend that the Llano was at 113,000 cfs. Mind numbing stuff.

akaggie05 said:

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USCG HC-144A Ocean Sentry in the area. Very advanced radar and EO/IR capabilities.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae2709

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USCG is landing here. They must have fuel onsite.