Texas woman – A woman near San Antonio died after floodwaters swept her car into a creek hours after she called the Bandera County Sheriff’s Office for help early Monday. Dispatchers were disconnected most likely because water entered the vehicle, and rescuers later found h
By 5:30 a.m. on Monday, June 15, a woman’s call was already fighting the clock and the water.
She dialed the Bandera County Sheriff’s Office to ask for help after her vehicle was swept into Lower Mason Creek near the intersection of Lower Mason Creek Road and Chipman Lane in Bandera County—about an hour from San Antonio. She told 911 dispatchers she could not get out and that her car was floating downstream at high speed.
Dispatchers were then disconnected from the call most likely due to “water infiltration into the vehicle,” according to a news release.
Rescuers kept searching anyway. Operators were able to ping her cell phone, and the Sheriff’s Office launched a search in the area alongside Fire and Rescue personnel, swiftwater rescue assets, a TXDPS Air Unit, and drones.
Hours later, at approximately 4:30 p.m. CT, the vehicle was located several miles downstream, completely submerged. The driver was found dead inside the vehicle. Officials have not identified the woman.
The tragedy unfolded while central Texas faced active flood risk. A flood watch remains in effect for South Central Texas, including San Antonio, through 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16.
Heavy rain and lightning are expected. with isolated pockets of more than 8 inches of rain possible—conditions that the National Weather Service said could cause “life threatening” flooding. Flooding could worsen as the National Hurricane Center warns of the potential for a system off the Gulf coast to organize into the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Texas Game Wardens also responded overnight, conducting several rescues and urging people to avoid driving or walking through floodwaters. On June 15. they released dramatic photos from their efforts. including an image showing a woman holding onto a crew member as they navigated swift-moving floodwaters.
In that warning, they reminded residents not to drive around barricades or walk through floodwater.
Taken together, the timeline leaves a stark impression: a 911 call was placed early, dispatch contact was cut off likely by water intrusion into the vehicle, and the woman was not found until hours later—after her car had traveled and fully submerged downstream.
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So they just got disconnected?? Like how do you lose a 911 call because it’s raining… that’s terrifying.
I saw something like this on TikTok, they always say don’t drive through water but people still do. If her call got cut off it’s basically game over, that’s brutal. Also what if the creek was blocked like a dam or something? Not sure.
Wait, she called 911 and then the dispatchers were disconnected because water got into the car… but couldn’t they just talk to her phone through whatever like GPS? Or ping her voice or whatever. Seems like they found her miles downstream anyway so idk. Flood watch through Tuesday and then a hurricane might form??? feels like Texas always gets hit twice.
Maybe she was driving around barricades? Like people do that thinking it’s not that deep, then boom. They said she couldn’t get out, ok, but if she was already in the creek then how far could she even float before it stops? I don’t trust the ‘water infiltration’ explanation either, sounds like bad coverage or something. Tragic though, hope they release her name soon.