SAN ANTONIO – The number of people killed in catastrophic flooding on Thursday has increased to 13, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
On Saturday, SAFD said all missing people have been recovered.
Eleven people were found in the Perrin Beitel search area, one person was found several miles upstream from the search area and one was found in the Highway 90 Leon Creek area, SAFD said.
“Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families and loved ones of those lost during this tragic event,” SAFD said in a statement.
12 people identified
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified 12 people out of 13 who were killed in Thursday’s floods.
On Sunday, the medical examiner’s office confirmed Derwin Anderson, 43, and Roseann Cobb, 41, were killed in the floods.
Anderson was found near Callaghan Road and Highway 90, while Cobb was found in the Wurzbach Parkway area, according to the medical examiner’s office.
On Saturday afternoon, the medical examiner’s office provided an update identifying three people who died as a result of the floods at Perrin Beitel Road and Northeast Loop 410:
- Carlos Valdez III, 67
- Brett Riley, 63
- Stevie Richards, 42
Earlier on Saturday, the ME’s office said the following people died from flooding at Perrin Beitel Road and Northeast Loop 410:
- Christine Gonzales, 29
- Rudy Garza, 61
- Josue Pinadelatorre, 28
- Andrew Sanchez, 60
On Friday, the ME’s office identified the following people killed in the floods:
- Martha De La Torre Rangel, 55
- Victor Manuel Macias Castro, 28
- Matthew Angel Tufono, 51
The medical examiner is still working to identify the other bodies found. More information will be released after the victims’ families are notified.
Background
San Antonio police and firefighters began receiving calls around 4:15 a.m. on Thursday from people stranded on the frontage road of Loop 410 near Perrin Beitel.
Water rose quickly in the area. The high water caused 15 vehicles to be swept away from the Loop 410 and Perrin Beitel access road into the creek below, according to SAFD.
In all, police said Thursday that 19 people were in the water at one point.
San Antonio firefighters managed to rescue 10 people from the area, approximately one mile away from where they entered the water. Some of them were clinging to trees.
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