The driver attempted to cross Shudde’s Crossing on Ranch Road 187 South at about 1:50 a.m., but both he and his vehicle were swept away, according to a Facebook post from Sabinal Mayor Pro Tem Javier Flores.
The driver attempted to cross Shudde’s Crossing on Ranch Road 187 South at about 1:50 a.m., but both he and his vehicle were swept away, according to a Facebook post from Sabinal Mayor Pro Tem Javier Flores.
Photo: Sabinal EMS Archive
The driver attempted to cross Shudde’s Crossing on Ranch Road 187 South at about 1:50 a.m., but both he and his vehicle were swept away, according to a Facebook post from Sabinal Mayor Pro Tem Javier Flores.
The driver attempted to cross Shudde’s Crossing on Ranch Road 187 South at about 1:50 a.m., but both he and his vehicle were swept away, according to a Facebook post from Sabinal Mayor Pro Tem Javier Flores.
Photo: Sabinal EMS Archive
The driver attempted to cross Shudde’s Crossing on Ranch Road 187 South at about 1:50 a.m., but both he and his vehicle were swept away, according to a Facebook post from Sabinal Mayor Pro Tem Javier Flores.
The driver attempted to cross Shudde’s Crossing on Ranch Road 187 South at about 1:50 a.m., but both he and his vehicle were swept away, according to a Facebook post from Sabinal Mayor Pro Tem Javier Flores.
Photo: Sabinal EMS Archive
Recreation vehicles are seen strewn about at the South Llano River RV Park & Resort in Junction on Monday. Heavy rains the area caused the Llano River to flood and about 19 people were rescued. One woman swept away by floodwaters drifted more than 20 miles before she was rescued, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Recreation vehicles are seen strewn about at the South Llano River RV Park & Resort in Junction on Monday. Heavy rains the area caused the Llano River to flood and about 19 people were rescued. One woman
Texas DPS helicopter crew extracts a person who sought refuge in a tree as the South Llano and Llano rivers near Junction flooded early Monday. The flooding caused temporary closure of a handful of Hill Country state parks including popular South Llano River State Park.
Texas DPS helicopter crew extracts a person who sought refuge in a tree as the South Llano and Llano rivers near Junction flooded early Monday. The flooding caused temporary closure of a handful of Hill Country
Photo: Texas Parks And Wildlife Department, HOGP / Texas Parks And Wildlife Department
Natalie White and Anthony Rodriguez of Odessa stand on a bridge over the flooding, muddy South Llano River in Junction earlier this week. The spring-fed river, usually a narrow ribbon of clear blue/green water, saw its level jump almost 30 feet after as much as a foot of rain fell on the watershed in a few hours.
Natalie White and Anthony Rodriguez of Odessa stand on a bridge over the flooding, muddy South Llano River in Junction earlier this week. The spring-fed river, usually a narrow ribbon of clear blue/green water,
Texas DPS helicopter crew extracts a person who sought refuge in a tree as the South Llano and Llano rivers near Junction flooded early Monday. The flooding caused temporary closure of a handful of Hill Country state parks including popular South Llano River State Park.
Texas DPS helicopter crew extracts a person who sought refuge in a tree as the South Llano and Llano rivers near Junction flooded early Monday. The flooding caused temporary closure of a handful of Hill Country
Photo: Texas Parks And Wildlife Department, HOGP / Texas Parks And Wildlife Department
A recreation vehicle is seen on its side Monday at the South Llano River RV Park & Resort in Junction.
A recreation vehicle is seen on its side Monday at the South Llano River RV Park & Resort in Junction.
Photo: Jerry Lara /Staff File Photo
Texas Game Wardens assess the damage in Junction after massive flooding on Oct. 10, 2018.
Texas Game Wardens assess the damage in Junction after massive flooding on Oct. 10, 2018.
Photo: Courtesy Texas Parks And Wildlife
A search and rescue dog sniffs around a truck buried in the sand after South Llano River flooded Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Junction, Texas. (Yfat Yossifor /The San Angelo Standard-Times via AP)
A search and rescue dog sniffs around a truck buried in the sand after South Llano River flooded Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Junction, Texas. (Yfat Yossifor /The San Angelo Standard-Times via AP)
Photo: Yfat Yossifor, MBR / Associated Press
A helicopter is being used to search for four people who went missing after floodwaters wiped out an RV park in Junction.
A helicopter is being used to search for four people who went missing after floodwaters wiped out an RV park in Junction.
Photo: Courtesy Texas Parks And Wildlife
Photo: Sabinal EMS Archive
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The driver attempted to cross Shudde’s Crossing on Ranch Road 187 South at about 1:50 a.m., but both he and his vehicle were swept away, according to a Facebook post from Sabinal Mayor Pro Tem Javier Flores.
The driver attempted to cross Shudde’s Crossing on Ranch Road 187 South at about 1:50 a.m., but both he and his vehicle were swept away, according to a Facebook post from Sabinal Mayor Pro Tem Javier Flores.
Photo: Sabinal EMS Archive
Body of missing driver recovered from Sabinal River after Hill Country flooding
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Two days after a man was swept away by the floodwaters of the Sabinal River, search teams found his body Friday morning.
The driver, in his 20s, was found dead roughly one mile from the bridge he was was swept from, according to the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office.
The man was driving his pickup on Wednesday when it stalled in the water on FM 187, according to the post.
The flooding occurred after a week of heavy storms hit Central Texas, bringing more than 10 inches of rain to parts of the region.
Several agencies stepped in to help, including Texas Game Wardens, Department of Public Safety Troopers and Border Patrol Agents.
“Our thoughts and prayers for the family, search team members, and law enforcement officers who helped in this matter,” the Uvalde County Sheriff’s post read.
Fares Sabawi covers crime in San Antonio and Bexar County for mySA.com. Read more of his stories here. | fsabawi@mysa.com | Twitter: @FaresInSA
