HAYS COUNTY, Texas – The bodies of two women found Saturday in Hays County have been identified.
Sue McNeil Carey, 71, and Laura Schultz McComb, 34, were identified using medical and dental records, county officials said.
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Carey and McComb were reported missing from a home in Wimberley after the flooding over Memorial Day weekend.
Carey was found Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in San Marcos near Lime Kiln Road at Water Tower Road. McComb was found a few hours later in Wimberley near the Blanco River in flood debris near the 700 block of Bluffview Road.
Laura McComb, her husband Jonathan and their two children, Andrew and Leighton, were staying in a vacation home with Carey and four other friends when floodwater swept it away.
Jonathan McComb was found on the banks of the Blanco River and taken to San Antonio Military Medical Center for treatment of a broken rib, a punctured lung and a fractured sternum. He was released from the hospital last Thursday.
The body of 6-year-old Andrew McComb was found last Wednesday near the Blanco River. Leighton McComb is still listed as missing.
Ralph Hugh Carey, 71; William Randall Charba, 42; Michelle Marie Carey-Charba, 43; and William Charba, 6, were also in the home with the McComb family.
The body of Ralph Carey was found last Thursday in San Marcos. Michelle Marie Carey-Charba's body was found last Monday in Caldwell County.
William Randall Charba, 42, and William Charba, 6, are still listed as missing.
As of Monday, All but one of the eight bodies found in Hays County have been identified.
Four people are still listed as missing in the county.
The Schultz family issued the following the statement Monday evening.
"The outpouring of love and support for our family has been inspiring. People who don't even know Laura, Andrew and Leighton have spent countless hours searching and praying for them. It's uplifting. The kindness and hard work of volunteers allows us to take Laura and Andrew home so we can lay them to rest. We can't thank you enough for helping us through this difficult time."
The McNeil and Carey Families issued the following the statement Monday evening.
"The McNeil-Carey families were together today at the First Baptist Church in Wimberley when authorities notified us that one of the bodies recovered Saturday was that of our beloved mother, sister and grandmother, Sue McNeil Carey. As sad as this discovery leaves us, we feel peace knowing that Sue and Ralph are together again.
While we mourn the loss of our beloved Sue, Ralph and Michelle, we ask our friends, family and members of the community to support our efforts to find our remaining missing loved ones: Randy and Will Charba and Leighton McComb. As trying as this week has been, we continue to be lifted up by the outpouring of love and action by everyone."
Flood Victims Identified as of Monday, June 1, 2015
- Dayton Larry Thomas, 74
- Michelle Marie Carey-Charba, 43
- Jose Alvaro Arteaga-Pichardo, 29
- Jonathan Andrew McComb, 6
- Ralph Hugh Carey, White Male, 73
- Sue McNeil Carey, White Female, 71
- Laura Schultz McComb, White Female, 34
List of Missing:
- William Randall Charba, White Male, age 42, last seen at 100 Deer Crossing, Wimberley
- William Charba, White Male, age 6, last seen at 100 Deer Crossing, Wimberley
- Leighton McComb, White Female, age 4, last seen at 100 Deer Crossing, Wimberley
- Kenneth Reissig, White Male, age 81, last seen at FM 32 @ 473 in Blanco County