Young sisters killed in Texas floods found with ‘their hands locked together’

<strong><span class=”cf0″>In a heartbreaking scene that’s shaken the nation, two young sisters were found dead, their hands locked together, after flash floods ripped through Texas Hill Country.</span></strong>
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<span class=”cf0″>Blair and Brooke </span><span class=”cf0″>Harber</span><span class=”cf0″>, just 13 and 11 years old, were on a family getaway in Casa Bonita, a gated community in Hunt, when disaster struck early Friday morning.</span>
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<span class=”cf0″>The area was devastated by an intense deluge, part of the historic flooding that’s claimed dozens of lives across Texas.</span>

<span class=”cf0″>According to a GoFundMe post shared by their aunt Jennifer </span><span class=”cf0″>Harber</span><span class=”cf0″>, the water began rushing in around 3:30 a.m., jolting the girls’ father, RJ </span><span class=”cf0″>Harber</span><span class=”cf0″>, awake. The rain was pounding so hard, Jennifer said, that it was nearly impossible to hear the floodwaters bursting through the door of their cabin.</span>

<span class=”cf0″>At the same time, Brooke sent a final text to her dad and grandparents: “I love you.”</span>

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<span class=”cf0″>RJ and his wife, Annie, sprang into action. The couple shattered a window to escape their cabin, desperate to reach their daughters who were sleeping in a nearby cabin with their grandparents, Mike and Charlene </span><span class=”cf0″>Harber</span><span class=”cf0″>.</span>

<span class=”cf0″>But the floodwaters were merciless.</span>

<span class=”cf0″>RJ and Annie ran to a neighbor’s home, banged on the door, and borrowed a kayak in a last-ditch attempt to paddle to their girls. The current proved too violent. They were ultimately rescued along with five other neighbors.</span>

<span class=”cf0″>Twelve hours later and 15 miles downstream, rescuers discovered Blair and Brooke. Jennifer told KLOU: “Their hands were locked together.”</span>
<h4><span class=”cf0″>The girls’ grandparents </span><span class=”cf1″>— Mike and Charlene </span><span class=”cf1″>Harber</span><span class=”cf1″> — are still missing.</span></h4>
<span class=”cf1″>Blair and Brooke were students at St. Rita’s Catholic School in Dallas, where their mother Annie works as an instructional specialist. The family had taken a brief summer trip, never imagining the horror that would unfold.</span>

<span class=”cf1″>Jennifer described Blair as “a gifted student with a generous, kind heart,” while RJ said Brooke “was like a light in any room, people gravitated to her and she made them laugh and enjoy the moment.”</span>

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<span class=”cf1″>Both sisters brought their rosary beads with them on the trip — a reflection of their deep faith, their family says.</span>

<span class=”cf1″>The </span><span class=”cf1″>Harbers</span><span class=”cf1″> had been split between two cabins. Mike and Charlene had taken up the offer of a neighbor’s larger home so they could sleep comfortably with the girls. That decision proved fatal.</span>

<span class=”cf1″>As the flood death toll in Texas climbs past 80, and more than 40 people remain missing, the </span><span class=”cf1″>Harber</span><span class=”cf1″> family is clinging to faith and memories.</span>

<strong><span class=”cf1″>Search efforts continue for the grandparents. In the meantime, a devastated father has only this heartbreaking image to hold onto: two daughters, united in love, even in their final moments.</span></strong>