Father left harrowing voicemail to his kids before he was 'swept away' by Texas floods with death toll rising over 100

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A begetter near a harrowing voicemail to his kids earlier being 'swept away' successful the Texas floods.

Flash floods struck connected Friday (4 July) with the politician of the US authorities saying astatine slightest 161 radical are inactive missing with much than 100 radical killed crossed cardinal areas.

Officials said successful an update that 4 days person passed since anyone was recovered live successful the aftermath of the floods successful Kerr County.

Heavy rainpour caused the Guadalupe River to rapidly rise, with a partition of h2o slamming into camps and homes on the river’s borderline earlier daybreak connected Friday.

Among the victims were the 27 campers and counsellors astatine Camp Mystic, a century-old all-girls Christian summertime camp.

And different of those missing is Jeff Ramsey, 61, who was staying successful his Airstream camper astatine the HTW RV Park successful Kerrville with his wife, Tanya, 46, and their dog, Chloe.

Tanya and Jeff were camping successful an airstream. (Facebook)

Just moments earlier floodwaters swept them away, the dada called his 2 kids to accidental goodbye.

His lad Jake told The New York Post: “Once they realized determination was thing they could do; my stepmom was connected the telephone with her ma portion my dada made a telephone to maine and my sister. We were asleep.

“He near america a connection saying helium was not going to marque it and that helium loved america truthful much, telling america goodbye.”

Jake said the telephone came erstwhile Jeff realised determination ‘was nary hope’ and near the voicemail which said: “Buddy. I emotion you truthful much. It doesn’t look similar we are going to marque it. Tell Rachey I emotion her.”

The lad added: “You ne'er heard this feline panic but we heard panic and fearfulness successful his voice.”

And tragically, the dependable of rushing h2o could beryllium heard successful the voicemail near for his sister conscionable minutes later, arsenic their step-mum screamed successful the background: “We’re dying, we’re dying!”

Over 100 radical person been killed successful the floods. (Eric Vryn/Getty Images)

In his last moments, Jeff besides called Tanya’s member and mum who were staying astatine a compartment astir 150 yards up from the river, to pass them of the danger.

“He rescued them due to the fact that they would person slept successful and they would person washed away. That compartment was destroyed, wholly underwater. He saved their lives,” Jake added.

Tanya’s assemblage was aboriginal recovered by rescuers with the canine Chloe miraculously recovered live astatine a section carnal shelter.

“That was the lone bully quality that we’ve gotten each weekend. My sister and I were overjoyed due to the fact that that is specified a immense portion of my dad’s bosom and my step-mum’s heart,” Jake said.

The lad added that helium aboriginal saw an alert substance connection from the RV park, sent excessively late.

Calling the concern his ‘worst nightmare’, Jake explained: “Literally, the aforesaid clip helium near her that voicemail arsenic they were getting swept away, they received an evacuation substance from their RV parkland saying ‘gather your belongings and caput retired arsenic soon arsenic possible.’ It was ridiculous.”

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