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National Post
07-07-2025
- Climate
- National Post
Video shows rescue of woman clinging to tree after dodging fridges, RVs in Texas flood
A 22-year-old woman, who was reportedly dragged from her campsite by floodwaters in central Texas, was rescued from a tree 20 miles, or more than 30 kilometres, away. Article content By the time a nearby resident heard her screams for help on July 4, the woman, who has not been identified publicly, had been clinging to a cypress tree for several hours, according to local news outlet KENS 5. Article content Article content Article content She survived being pulled by the current over four dams, dodging refrigerators and recreational vehicles in the water. Article content The woman had been at a campsite with her family in Ingram and ended up in Center Point, per the publication. To drive from Ingram to Center Point, it would take roughly 30 minutes by car. Article content When floodwaters hit the woman's tent, around 4 a.m., she and her family tried to get away in their car. But they were swept into the waters and separated. Article content Article content Article content Carl Jeter was standing on his deck as the waters began to recede on Friday when he spotted the woman, he told Fox News. Article content Article content 'At first, I couldn't… locate her. I thought she was in the river itself going downstream, and I was like, 'Oh my gosh,' and then I finally was able to look across the river at the end of the tree and I spotted her, so I began to call out to her and tell her that I see her… 'I got you. We're going to get you some help. It's going to be okay. Just hang on,'' he said. Article content 'She was cut and bruised and banged up from the trek and cold,' said Jeter. 'So we wrapped her in blankets and towels and got her into the house, the dry spot because it was raining outside at the time, pretty good.' Article content He said she was 'upset' and 'concerned.' Article content According to KENS 5, the woman told Jeter's son Josh that, at first when floodwaters approached, she was able to stay with her parents. They attempted to drive away in their car, but they ended up crawling out of the sunroof after it 'stalled out.'
New York Times
05-07-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Woman Rescued After Flood Sweeps Her 20 Miles Down River
Carl Jeter heard the screams early Friday morning as he was surveying the flood damage on the deck of his home in Center Point, Texas. When he went to investigate, he saw a young woman sitting in the branches of a tree above racing floodwaters. Mr. Jeter went to find help. Two boats from the fire departments in Boerne and the Center arrived. Rescuers climbed up the tree and tossed the woman a life jacket that she put on before releasing her grip on the branches and dropping into a raft. Her survival story was even more remarkable than her rescue. She had been camping with her family in Ingram, 20 miles up river, when she was suddenly swept into the rising river before dawn and carried downstream for miles. 'She was dodging R.V.s and refrigerators and all kinds of things in the river,' Mr. Jeter said. 'She crossed four dams and went under bridges to get here.' Mr. Jeter, 70, said the flooding was the worst he had ever seen in the flood-prone region, and he was shocked the woman managed to survive the storm, which caused the Guadalupe River near his home to rise more than 20 feet in less than two hours. Mr. Jeter said he brought the woman into his house and gave her hot chocolate and a shower before helping her telephone her family members. Then she was taken to a local hospital where she spent the night and remained on Saturday. Her current condition is unknown, said Chris Shadrock, spokesman for the city of Boerne. It wasn't clear what happened to her family members. At least 32 people died from the Central Texas floods and many more were missing, officials said Saturday morning. Rescuers from the city of Boerne rescued seven more individuals on Friday, according to Mr. Shadrock. On Saturday, water levels had lowered, though flash flood warnings were still in effect in some parts of Central Texas.
