- By Shivangi Sharma
- Mon, 07 Jul 2025 03:44 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Thirteen-year-old Blair Harber and her 11-year-old sister Brooke were on a camping trip with their parents and grandparents at Casa Bonita, a gated community near the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas. What began as a peaceful family getaway turned into a nightmare as heavy rains caused the river to overflow in the early hours of the morning.
At around 3:30 am, as the floodwaters surged, Brooke Harber sent a heartbreaking final message to her parents and grandparents: “I love you.” The girls’ parents, RJ and Annie Harber, were awakened by the intense sound of rain and only realised the water had already entered their cabin when it was nearly too late.
Parents’ Desperate Escape And Rescue
RJ and Annie were forced to break a window to escape their cabin as the water rose at a terrifying rate of one foot per minute. Despite their efforts to reach their daughters by kayak, they were swept away by the current and had to be rescued along with five others. The couple survived, but their daughters were tragically lost in the flood.
The bodies of Blair and Brooke were discovered 12 hours later, approximately 15 miles downstream in Kerrville. In a heartbreaking revelation, their aunt, Jennifer Harber, confirmed that the sisters were found with their hands locked together.
While RJ and Annie survived, the girls’ maternal grandparents, Mike and Charlene Harber, remain unaccounted for. "Prayers are needed so we can bring them home," said Jennifer Harber, who also organised a GoFundMe page to support the grieving family.
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The disaster was part of a larger flood event in central Texas, where fast-moving waters along the Guadalupe River have claimed at least 82 lives. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, with authorities unsure of the total number of missing individuals.
