A small-town grandmother who disappeared on her way to work. A beloved director of Texas summer camp for girls. An Alabama elementary student away from home. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost in devastating flooding in Texas.
The flooding in central Texas originated from the fast-moving waters on the Guadalupe River on Friday, killing nearly 70 people, including 21 children. Authorities say search and rescue efforts are still underway, including for campers missing from a summer camp for girls.
Tanya Burwick
The last time Tanya Burwick's family heard from her was a frantic phone call about the flood waters as she headed to work at a Walmart early Friday in the San Angelo area. When Burwick didn't show up for work, her employer filed a missing persons report and sent a colleague to look for her.
Police investigating the 62-year-old's disappearance found Burwick's unoccupied SUV fully submerged later that day. Her body was found the next morning blocks from the vehicle.
''She lit up the room and had a laugh that made other people laugh,'' said Lindsey Burwick, who added that her mom was a beloved parent, grandparent and colleague to many.
She and her brother Zac said the day was especially difficult because it happened on July Fourth as they were working at a fireworks stand that's been in the family for generations. As word of Tanya Burwick's disappearance spread, people from from Blackwell, a small community of about 250 people, showed up to the stand that's run out of a trailer painted orange.
''People came to our aid,'' Lindsey Burwick said.