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Medical examiner identifies 13th victim from massive flash flood in San Antonio
The Bexar County medical examiner has so far identified 12 of the victims, ages ranging from 28 to 67.
SAN ANTONIO — The final victim has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner nearly three weeks after the fatal flash flood that overwhelmed numerous cars in northeast San Antonio – pushing them off the roadway and into a nearby creek bed.
77-year-old Esther Chung has been identified as the 13th victim from the June 12 flash flooding incident. Officials say Chung’s body was found in the Perrin Beitel area.
Multiple agencies including San Antonio Fire, SAPD and Texas A&M Task Force 1, a federal search-and-rescue team worked together during the recovery efforts.
12 victims were previously identified after the flash flood.
SAFD says that these 10 victims were found in the Perrin Beitel search area. They have been identified as Carlos Valdez III, 67: Martha De La Torre Rangel, 55; Victor Manuel Macias Castro, 28; Matthew Angel Tufono, 51; Christine Gonzales, 29; Rudy Garza, 61; Josue Pinadelatorre, 28; Andrew Sanchez, 60; Brett Riley, 63; and Stevie Richards, 42.
Two more victims were identified. One was found several miles north upstream from Perrin Beitel and has been identified as Roseann Cobb, 41. She was found in the area of Wurzbach Parkway.
On another side of town, crews responded to U.S. Highway 90 and Callaghan Road just after 3 p.m. on June 12 after high water was reported in the area. At least one man, Derwin Anderson, was missing from that area, according to family members. He was found Sunday in the Leon Creek area of Callaghan near Highway 90.
SAFD officials say the victims were sitting in traffic due to a stalled car on a nearby road around 5 a.m. Thursday, as slow-moving storms were pummeling the city with rain. That’s when the water suddenly came rushing in.
15 cars were washed away. Crews spent hours retrieving the vehicles from the Salado Creek bed Thursday, where many of them were found crumpled or upside-down.
San Antonio International Airport recorded 6.12 inches of rain on June 12, making it the rainiest day in the Alamo City in 12 years.