KERRVILLE, Texas — A Texas sheriff told reporters on Sunday that the number of people who are confirmed to have died in the Independence Day weekend flooding reached nearly 60. The search for 11 missing girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic and others continues.
During a press update on Sunday morning, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha told reporters that at least 59 people are confirmed to have died in the devastating flood that struck the Texas Hill Country over the Independence Day weekend. Leitha said the dead include 38 adults and 21 children, the Texas Tribune reported.
A Texas DPS Aircrew Prepares for Another Search and Rescue Mission on Sunday Morning (Randy Clark/Breitbart Texas)
Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice told reporters about
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