{"id":19840,"date":"2025-07-08T22:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T22:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19840"},"modified":"2025-07-08T22:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T22:18:35","slug":"texas-dad-got-swept-away-while-holding-tight-to-his-babies-eyewitness-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19840","title":{"rendered":"Texas dad got swept away while \u2018holding tight to his babies,\u2019 eyewitness says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The disastrous images from Texas after the massive flash flood have left everyone affected. The tragic stories coming out from the southern state about how people desperately tried to save their lives are heartbreaking, and now, another one of those has been told.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"eervy69f60f78c63b3\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.eervy69f60f78c63b3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.eervy69f60f78c63b3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.eervy69f60f78c63b3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.eervy69f60f78c63b3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.eervy69f60f78c63b3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><strong>Speaking with the NY Post, one resident shared how a husband refused to let go of his baby\u2019s hand while clinging to a tree, and was swept away in the raging flood.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 100 people have died in the massive flash flood in Texas. The rescue operation is ongoing as many are still missing, and the devastation has no limit.<\/p>\n<p>The girls\u2019 camp Camp Mystic has confirmed that at least 27 children and counselors have died, and at the time of writing, 11 are still missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly,\u201d the camp wrote in a statement on their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.campmystic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">website<\/a>, adding that they are in contact with local authorities, continuing the search for \u201cmissing girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask for your continued prayers, respect, and privacy for each of our families affected. May the Lord continue to wrap His presence around all of us,\u201d the statement ended.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-resident-shares-haunting-story-of-father-being-swept-away-with-his-babies\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resident shares haunting story of father being swept away with his babies<\/h2>\n<p>In the middle of the immense nightmare, people died while trying to save the lives of others. Camp Mystic director Dick Eastland was one of those trying to get children to safety, but sadly, he passed away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he wasn\u2019t going to die of natural causes, this was the only other way, saving the girls that he so loved and cared for,\u201d his grandson, George Eastland, wrote on Instagram,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/texas-flooding-victims-young-campers-dad-saving-family\/story?id=123531643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ABC<\/a>\u00a0reported. \u201cA husband, father, grandfather, and mentor to thousands of young women, he no longer walks this earth, but his impact will never leave the lives he touched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the days since the horrific flash flood go by, more and more witnesses are coming forward with haunting stories of what they were forced to witness. One person, Lorena Guillen, who owns the Blue Oak RV Park in Kerr County, the region hit hardest by the catastrophic floods, recalled a tragic moment when a father clung to a tree while holding his babies and refused to let the children be taken by residents trying to help. Soon after, they were all swept away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband was in the water trying to ask them, \u2018Please throw me your baby!\u2019 The man was holding tight to his babies, and he just got swept away,\u201d Lorena Guillen told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/07\/us-news\/texas-dad-refused-to-let-go-of-his-babies-during-flood-and-all-were-swept-away-witness-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NY Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-we-heard-people-screaming-throughout-the-night\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">We heard people screaming throughout the night<\/h2>\n<p>The dad has been identified as John Burges, who lived in Liberty, Texas, KWTX reported. His wife, Julia, and his two sons are still missing. Meanwhile, their daughter, who was staying at a nearby summer camp, is safe. The family had stayed at the RV park Guillen owns for the Fourth of July weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe kids were so excited to be here,\u201d Guillen continued. She said that the entire RV park was destroyed and that she would never forget the horrific screams of those being washed away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe heard people screaming throughout the night. The cabins from the RV park next door came floating, and they were getting smashed against the trees. \u2018Help me! Help me!\u2019 \u2014 that was the main thing. You heard a lot of screaming, it was just too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lorena Guillen added that she couldn\u2019t sleep, and in the middle of the night, she went down to the edge of the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband and I ran down. By then, the first level of the RVs were already washing away. The river went up about 10 feet at that time. A family of five was stranded because they were the ones closest to the river. Their RV was floating away. It was pitch black, it was so dark,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We will never forget those who have lost their lives in this immense tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The disastrous images from Texas after the massive flash flood have left everyone affected. The tragic stories coming out from the southern state about how people desperately tried to save their lives are heartbreaking, and now, another one of those has been told. 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