Kerrville Flood Survivor Recounts RV Community Devastation and Personal Survival

Devastating Flood at Blue Oak RV Park

• ⚡ Kerrville experienced a violent flood on July 4th, impacting the Blue Oak RV park along the Guadalupe River.
• 🌊 Survivors describe the lightning and thunder as being "inside" and the floodwaters rising with extreme speed.
• 💔 The storm caused widespread destruction, with RVs being torn apart and swept away like "dominoes."

Personal Ordeal and Loss

• 👨‍ RV resident Nick Panagiotu witnessed the terrifying event firsthand from his home.
• 👶 He described seeing a family, John and Julia Burgess, with their two young sons, being swept away by the churning water.
• 😥 Despite his efforts to help, Nick was unable to reach the family, and he later learned the parents did not survive, with the children still missing.

Miraculous Survival

• ⚓ Nick's foot became caught on a post, preventing him from being swept further down the river.
• 🌊 A subsequent wave pushed him in a direction that allowed him to escape the water's immediate grasp.
• 🤔 Nick is left grappling with the profound question of why and how he survived when others, including the family he tried to save, did not.