Overview

• At least 24 people have died in the flash floods along the Guadalupe River, including 27-year-old father Julian Ryan.
• Ryan punched through his trailer window to free his fiancé, two children, and his mother but bled to death after severing an artery in his arm.
• Family members said multiple 911 calls went unanswered before rescue crews arrived.
• A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support Ryan’s children, fiancée, and mother through emotional and financial hardship.
• Community residents are calling for flood sirens to provide faster warnings following this week’s rescue delays.