Abbott says 2 still missing after Fourth of July floods as death toll rises

AUSTIN – Nearly three weeks after catastrophic flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country on the Fourth of July, only two people remain missing, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday in a social media post.

The update follows the recovery of a missing woman’s body in the Kerrville area earlier that day. According to Abbott, the remaining missing include one young girl who was attending Camp Mystic in Hunt, a popular summer retreat along the Guadalupe River that was overwhelmed by floodwaters, and one unidentified adult man.

The grim update comes after Kerrville officials announced Saturday that the list of missing people had dropped dramatically, from about 100 to just three…

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