The Bay Space household of a former San Francisco Giants pitcher is amongst these nonetheless lacking following a devastating flash flood in Central Texas that killed greater than 100 folks final week.
Tons of gathered for a vigil Sunday in Marin County for Mark Walker, Sara Walker and their 14-year-old son, Johnny. The Kentfield household was visiting their trip residence in Hunt in Central Texas when the catastrophe struck.
Mark is the older brother of Tyler Walker, who performed for the Giants between 2004 and 2008.
Mark’s mom, Kathy, instructed the San Francisco Chronicle that Mark’s 16-year-old daughter, Ellie, was attending close by Camp Waldemar and was rescued. The household final heard from Mark on Thursday and later came upon that the household’s residence alongside the Guadalupe River washed away within the flood.
“I’m sick to my abdomen,” Kathy instructed the Chronicle. “It’s a horrible feeling, since you’re helpless right here.”
Mark’s son, Johnny, was going to be a freshman at Marin Catholic Excessive Faculty. The college launched a press release, saying {that a} prayer service can be held Tuesday night.
“In heartbreaking instances like this, we flip to God and to prayer for the Walker household and all of the victims of the devastating floods in Texas. We’re nonetheless praying for a miracle in hopes that Ellie will probably be reunited along with her mother, dad and brother,” in accordance with the assertion.
Friday’s flash flooding additionally claimed the lives of greater than two dozen folks at Camp Mystic, a Christian women summer season camp alongside the Guadalupe River. Not less than 27 campers and counselors died and as of Monday, 10 campers and a counselor are nonetheless lacking.
Texas officers are going through backlash over whether or not they adequately ready for and warned residents of the life-threatening climate circumstances within the space generally known as “flash flood alley.”
