The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes before dawn Friday, washing away homes and vehicles. More than two dozen children remained missing from a camp along the river.

The rescue has gone as well as can be expected. It’s getting time now for the recovery, and that's going to be a long, toilsome task for us,” Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said. At least 43 people were killed – 28 adults and 15 children,