SAN ANTONIO – A faculty member and two students at the University of Texas at San Antonio are among the confirmed victims in the Hill Country flooding, according to a news release from the university.
Katheryn Eads, a psychology senior lecturer, was identified by UTSA on Monday.
Two students, Ella Cahill and Reese Manchaca, were formerly missing but were identified as victims in an updated release on Wednesday.
“The last several days have been deeply painful for our university community as we continue to learn more about the immense devastation and loss that is so close to us,” UTSA President Taylor Eighmy said in the Monday news release.
As of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 95 people — 59 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said.
Five campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp on the Guadalupe River, are still unaccounted for, Leitha said.
>>95 people, including 36 children, dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County sheriff says
More than 100 deaths have been reported in the Central Texas floods across the Fourth of July weekend.
“While there are no words to make this terrible situation better, I urge us all to lean in with compassion to support each other and those whose lives are forever impacted by this tragic event. Our community needs us, and I know that together, we can help each other find a way through.”
UTSA President Taylor Eighmy
Eads joined UTSA in 2022 and became a full-time faculty member in the Department of Psychology in the College for Health, Community and Policy in 2025, according to UTSA.
“Dr. Eads was an extraordinary educator whose devotion to her students and to the craft of teaching embodied the very best of our academic community,” said Heather Shipley, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
The UTSA release said “a number” of faculty and staff live or own property in the areas devastated by the floods. The university has offered assistance and support to all those affected.
The university is also planning two opportunities this week for students, faculty and staff to honor the victims.
A virtual moment of reflection is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
At noon on Friday, one week since the deadly floods occurred, an on-campus reflection will be held.
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