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Quaid Raises Relief Funds as Search Persists After Hill County Flash Flood

Rescuers are combing an eight-mile stretch of the Guadalupe River for hundreds still unaccounted for.

Dennis Quaid's teen daughter Zoe (inset) survived last week's deadly Texas floods. (Getty)
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Overview

  • The July 4 flash flood from the Guadalupe River has claimed 121 lives and left 173 people missing across Hill County, Texas.
  • Search and rescue teams are scouring debris along an eight-mile stretch of the river with operations expected to continue for weeks, according to Fredericksburg Fire Chief Lynn Bizzell.
  • Dennis Quaid confirmed his 17-year-old daughter, Zoe, was working as a camp counselor miles north of the worst flooding and escaped unharmed.
  • Quaid has launched the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to channel donations directly to survivors and the families of those affected by the disaster.
  • Camp Mystic had passed its state safety inspection and maintained a disaster plan two days before the attack but its riverside location on hazardous floodways contributed to at least 27 camper and staff fatalities.