Overview

• On July 4, the Guadalupe River surged more than 26 feet in under three hours, inundating the family’s mobile home in Ingram, Texas.
• Julian Ryan punched through a flood-locked window to lead his fiancée, children, and mother to safety and suffered a fatal arm injury.
• Rescue crews were unable to reach the family before waters receded, and responders recovered Ryan’s body hours later.
• A GoFundMe page has raised over $90,000 for the Ryan family’s expenses and community tributes continue to pour in.
• The official Texas flash flood death toll has risen to at least 82; search efforts for missing residents are ongoing.