Baby Girl Swept Away in Texas Floods: Report

Baby Girl Swept Away in Texas Floods: Report
Volunteers and officers from the neighborhood security patrol help to rescue residents in the upscale River Oaks neighborhood after it was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A baby girl is now being considered among the victims of Harvey’s floods in Texas after she was swept away from her parents’ truck and was carried off by rushing water.

“As anyone can imagine, it’s been really hard on our guys,” said Punkin-Everygreen fire chief Rick Stevens, KHOU reported.

Stevens and others were called in to assist volunteers at Winters Bayou when they heard screams for help.

“They were in about 40 feet of water in a tree top,” Stevens said. “It took about three hours to get to them.”

Credit: Reuters
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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