DUBLIN, TX (AP) — A woman and her two young children died when the family car was caught in rushing flash flood waters in the West Texas rolling plains.
The incident happened about 6 a.m. Wednesday at what's usually a small creek just outside Dublin, Texas, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of Fort Worth.
Erath County Sheriff Matt Coates tells the Stephenville Empire-Tribune that crews launched a high-water rescue effort only to find the woman's husband clinging to a tree. He was taken to a hospital. The mother's body was later recovered from the swamped car. Their 7-year-old son was found 400 yards (365 meters) further downstream, and their 3-year-old girl was found 3 miles (5 kilometers) downstream.
Coates says it's not yet clear exactly how the accident happened. An investigation is ongoing.
The National Weather Service reports about 3½ inches of rain had fallen overnight at the Stephenville Municipal Airport, about 26 miles (42 kilometers) northeast of the accident site.
