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At least five people are dead and two others still missing after flash flooding tore through
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San Antonio, Texas on Thursday. Torrential rain triggered rapid flooding, swept away dozens of
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cars and stranded countless others. Police say first responders recovered the bodies of two men
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and two women. One victim was found a mile from the vehicle. Later, search dogs located a fifth
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body. The flooding began early Thursday as a powerful storm system moved through
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now tracking toward the upper Midwest. Firefighters say they found people clinging to trees on an island formed by the floodwaters
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In fact, crews rescued 10 people from trees. Four others with minor injuries had to go to the hospital
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The San Antonio Fire Department responded to more than 70 water rescue calls throughout the day
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Angela Richards is still looking for her husband, Steve, who went missing during the flooding
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She told KSAT-12 he called her from his car, saying it had been swept up by the water and he was trapped inside
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In the call I got, he was going in for some water and that was it
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Angela Richards says she could hear the sound of the car hitting something, then rushing water before the call cut out
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When she arrived at the scene, she made a gut-wrenching discovery. The water was receding. I couldn't see that that was my car
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And when they went down, I could hear him say, what's a Cadillac? That's my car
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She believes her husband is still inside that submerged vehicle. now identified by authorities. The search continued Friday morning for the two people
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still missing. For more unbiased updates, download the Straight Arrow News app or go to san.com
