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KERRVILLE, Texas (TNND) — The death toll from historic flash flooding in Texas has reached 118, with officials warning the number will rise as they dig through debris to search for nearly 200 missing.
The loved ones who perished in the Fourth of July catastrophe include a counselor who was set to attend college in the fall, twin sisters, a police officer on vacation with family and several little girls who just wanted a fun summer at camp.
Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that rescuers "will not stop until every missing person is accounted for."
Here's what we know about the lives lost:
Chloe Childress
Childress was a counselor at Camp Mystic, a century-old all-girls Christian summer camp, and was supposed to attend the University of Texas in the fall.
She "lived a beautiful life that saturated those around her with contagious joy, unending grace, and abiding faith," her family told ABC News. "Returning as a counselor to the place she loved so dearly, Chloe was looking forward to dedicating her summer days to loving and mentoring young girls at Camp Mystic."
Katheryn Eads
Eads was camping with her husband in an RV when they were separated by the floodwaters, her daughter, Victoria, told People.
"Dr. Katheryn Eads lived a fulfilling life, cut far too short. She was an incredible wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, and person who spent her life helping kids, from those in the foster care system early in her career to those in school, both in early education as a psychologist and in college as a professor. Trying to figure out our lives without her is a possibility we never planned to face and we will always miss her."
Hanna Lawrence and Rebecca Lawrence
Hanna and Rebecca were 8-year-old twin sisters from Dallas who attended Camp Mystic.
"Hanna and Rebecca brought so much joy to us, to their big sister Harper, and to so many others," their father told Fox News. "We will find ways to keep that joy, and to continue to spread it for them. But we are devastated that the bond we shared with them, and that they shared with each other, is now frozen in time. Thank you for the love and support."
Bailey Martin
Martin worked for the Odessa Police Department since July 18, 2022, and was only 21 years old when he graduated from the academy.
Police said he was on a trip with family when the flooding began and his body was recovered three days later.
Odessa police officers wore mourning bands on their badges and encouraged residents to replace their porch lights with blue bulbs to honor him.
Blair Harber and Brooke Harber
Blair, 13, and Brooke, 11, were with their grandparents in Hunt, Texas, when the floodwaters hit, according to a GoFundMe.
Their aunt said in a statement that the girls' parents went to check on the girls and their grandparents around 3:30 a.m., but the water was too high to reach where the four were staying.
Around the same time, Brooke texted "I love you" to her grandparents, she added.
They were later found with their hands "locked together" about 15 miles from where they were staying near the Guadalupe River.
Tanya Burwick
Burwick, 62, went missing while driving in the floodwaters, and her body was later found several blocks away from her vehicle, according to San Angelo police.
The Walmart where she worked said she had been part of the store family since it first opened in 2015.
"Her dedication, warmth, and spirit touched so many of us over the years," the store wrote on Facebook. "She will be truly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with her. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and loved ones during this difficult time."
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