Overview
- Officials recovered a submerged vehicle with a woman inside in Bandera County after search teams located it several miles downstream, confirming her death.
- The woman called 911 at about 5:30 a.m. reporting her car was being pushed into a creek and dispatchers were later disconnected as the vehicle floated away.
- Searchers used the phone’s last known location plus helicopter, drones and sonar in a coordinated operation that found the vehicle shortly after 4:30 p.m.
- Heavy overnight rains also forced multiple rescues, road closures and river access limits across the Texas Hill Country, with USGS gauges showing rapid river rises that can create life‑threatening flows.
- The episode highlights how fast Hill Country flash floods form and the key role of volunteer teams and location technology in searches, and authorities warn people not to drive or walk through floodwater as more heavy rain is possible.