JOHNSON COUNTY — A 4-year-old child died after being swept away by flood waters Sunday morning.
According to Johnson County Emergency Management, someone called 911 around 2 am to report a car that was stuck in swift-moving water. The caller saw two adults and a young boy try to get out of the car and get to dry land. But all three were swept into the flood waters.
Johnson County Emergency Management director Jamie Moore rushed to the scene off CR 528 in rural Johnson County. Police, fire and other first responders searched for the victims throughout the night.
A man and woman were found around 5 am and taken to a local hospital but the 4-year-old was found dead two hours later.
CBS News Texas reached out to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department to find out if the road was closed at the time of the incident and how high the flood waters were in that area. We have not heard back yet.
This is a developing story.
*The child was initially identified as a 5-year-old. Johnson County Emergency Management and the Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as 4 years old.
S.E. Jenkins
SE Jenkins began her career in London followed by a Ukrainian magazine and then digital content producer roles in Tallahassee and Myrtle Beach. She graduated with journalism degrees from Texas State University, Aarhus Universitet and City University of London.
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