Family of 6 drowns inside van while trying to escape Harvey floods

[herding cats]

Source: KHOU Houston

HOUSTON - A family of six is believed to have died after drowning in a white van Sunday afternoon while trying to escape the floods of Hurricane Harvey, relatives tell KHOU 11 News. It is thus far the single deadliest incident resulting from the storm.

The victims include four children (all 16 or younger) and their great-grandparents. The driver of the vehicle (the children's great-uncle) managed to escape before the van went under water.

According to witnesses, the van was driving down Green River Road in Greens Bayou when it hit high floods after crossing a bridge.

This caused the the van to be swept up in the current, and the driver then crawled out and told the children inside to try and get out through the back door. They were unable to do so.


Read more: http://www.khou.com/weather/harvey/family-of-6-drowns-inside-van-while-trying-to-escape-harvey-floods/468579903

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[elehhhhna]

1. Shit.

Was surprised when it jumped from 2 to 8 but had no idea it was one incident

[herding cats]

2. These aren't official deaths yet, so this is in addition to the 8.

They have to recover the bodies, or declare them lost before its official.

[hlthe2b]

3. Gawd, this is just a wrenchingly sad story...

I don't even know what to say... The survivor guilt for the Uncle is going to be just unbearable.

[AtheistCrusader]

7. Captains Uncourageous

http://www.npr.org/2014/04/18/304541866/captains-uncourageous-abandoning-ship-long-seen-as-a-crime

[Stuart G]

4. Horrific...........k and r...nt

[Dopers_Greed]

5. We would be hearing about countless other incidents like this...

...had there been a mandatory evacuation.

[obamanut2012]

6. yup

[More_Cowbell]

8. Those poor people

That's my nightmare death, drowning.

[GulfCoast66]

9. X 1000

Had they tried to evacuate and the roads been packed when they flooded.

[riversedge]

10. So horrible. so so horrible.