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Two deaths reported in Texas Hill Country floods, Abbott confirms
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Key Points:
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott reported two deaths during flood rescue operations in the Texas Hill Country, involving men swept away in Comfort and Uvalde.
- The first victim was swept away in an RV near Comfort, while the second died in a vehicle incident near Uvalde, specifically in the Center Point area between Kerrville and Comfort.
- Abbott initially misstated the gender of the second victim but later corrected it to male.
- STAR Flight crews have been conducting rescue missions in Kerr and Gillespie counties amid ongoing catastrophic flooding.
- Authorities have withheld the second victim's identity pending next of kin notification, expressing condolences to the families affected.
