Texas floods victim left harrowing death voicemails for his children as water rushed in behind him: Live updates

Jeff Ramesy, 61, left devastating voicemails for his children seconds before the raging Texas floodwaters swept him and his wife away.

Ramesy and his wife, Tanya, 46, were camping at HTR RV Park in Kerrville with their whippet dog, Chloe, when the Guadalupe River flooded and surged by up to 30 feet above its usual water level on July 4.

His children, Jake, 24, and Rachel, 23, awoke to find a harrowing message from their father with the sounds of the raging floodwater in the background.

‘Once they realized there was nothing they could do, my stepmom was on the phone with her mom while my dad made a call to me and my sister. We were asleep. He left us a message saying he was not going to make it and that he loved us so much, telling us goodbye,’ Jake told the New York Post.

‘He called me once he realized there was no hope. It was a short voicemail. He just left me a voicemail. He said, “Buddy. I love you so much. It doesn’t look like we are going to make it. Tell Rachey I love her.”‘

Jake noted it was out of character for his dad to sound afraid, and his stepmom was screaming in the background, ‘We’re dying, we’re dying!’

‘You never heard this guy panic but we heard panic and fear in his voice,’ he said.

Tanya was killed in the flood, but Jeff has not been found as of Wednesday morning, according to the family.

A local animal rescue found their beloved pup and will reunite her with the family.

Homeowners like Kyle Hammock from Kerrville told Daily Mail he has been on alert after he noticed strangers ‘snooping’ around his riverfront home.

‘There’s just been a handful of people that are up to no good, just checking stuff out,’ Hammock said. ‘We had to run a couple of people out.’

Deadly floods swept through Central Texas on the Fourth of July.

The massive rain flowing down hills sent rushing water into the Guadalupe River, causing it to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes.

Kerr County, home to many youth camps, including Camp Mystic, and the surrounding areas, such as Kerrville and Hunt, were hit the hardest by the flood.

Searchers have found the bodies of 87 people, including 30 children, in Kerr County, Sheriff Larry Leitha said Tuesday.

The other affected counties include Travis, Kendall, Burnet, Williamson, and Tom Green Counties.

One of the tragic stories to emerge from the floods on Tuesday was the death of 64-year-old Sherry Richardson.

She reportedly spent 30 minutes on the phone to a first responder while climbing to the loft of her two-story cabin before the line finally cut out.

A man, a four-year-old girl and seven-year-old boy were swept away Tuesday night by floodwaters in southern New Mexico.

‘Our hearts are broken for the families who have lost their loved ones in this terrible tragedy,’ Village of Rudioso Mayor Lynn Crawford said.

‘We are united in our sorrow and our commitment to supporting one another as we face this devastating loss together.’

Emergency crews carried out at least 85 swift water rescues in the Ruidoso area, including of people who were trapped in their homes and cars, said Danielle Silva of the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

The water had receded by Tuesday night and search and rescue and swift water rescue teams were scouring the town for the missing people, while public works crews cleared debris from the roadways. Some cars were left stranded in the mud.

Lisa Miller’s three daughters, 14-year-old Eliza, 12-year-old Genevieve and nine-year-old Birdie, all miraculously survived the deadly flood.