5 dead, 2 missing after San Antonio flooding

At least five people are dead and two others still missing after flash flooding tore through

San Antonio, Texas on Thursday. Torrential rain triggered rapid flooding, swept away dozens of

cars and stranded countless others. Police say first responders recovered the bodies of two men

and two women. One victim was found a mile from the vehicle. Later, search dogs located a fifth

body. The flooding began early Thursday as a powerful storm system moved through

now tracking toward the upper Midwest. Firefighters say they found people clinging to trees on an island formed by the floodwaters

In fact, crews rescued 10 people from trees. Four others with minor injuries had to go to the hospital

The San Antonio Fire Department responded to more than 70 water rescue calls throughout the day

Angela Richards is still looking for her husband, Steve, who went missing during the flooding

She told KSAT-12 he called her from his car, saying it had been swept up by the water and he was trapped inside

In the call I got, he was going in for some water and that was it

Angela Richards says she could hear the sound of the car hitting something, then rushing water before the call cut out

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

And when they went down, I could hear him say, what's a Cadillac? That's my car

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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