KERR COUNTY, Texas — A woman was swept some 20 miles down the Guadalupe River before she was able to cling to a tree and wait for rescuers for hours.
“She was panicking,” said Carl Jeter. Around 8 a.m. Friday he heard the frantic cries of a woman and found her naked, clinging to a tree, narrowly escaping the relentless, fast-moving flood waters just inches below.
Jeter says he yelled back, letting her know he had seen her and was calling 911. He waited 20 minutes, then decided it was best to drive into town and alert first responders in person.
Emergency crews showed up with two boats to safely lower the woman from the tree. It turned out she had been clinging to the tree for hours.
Jeter welcomed her into his home, providing food, a warm shower, and clothing.
The girl shared that she was from Midland and was in the area with five other family members. They noticed the water rising and tried driving to higher ground, but the water kept rising- sweeping her mother and father downstream.
One by one, she lost sight of her parents, as she was swept away at least 20 miles from the Hunt-Ingram area, finally resting at the tree in Center Point.