Author: Josh Swain
July Floods and Search Efforts
******** SEARCH UPDATE ********
As of the time of this post, Burnet County has answered over 63 calls for RESCUE. There have been 5 confirmed fatalities as of a result of the flooding, and there is 1 known missing person.
The missing person is Fire Chief Mike Phillips. There have been many rumors on social media and elsewhere about the status of the search for him and whether or not he has been recovered.
Currently, the search for Chief Phillips is ongoing. Specialist teams and equipment continue to deploy into the search area and work themselves to exhaustion or until nightfall in the effort to find him.
