5-year-old dies after being swept away by floodwaters south of Fort Worth

Hunt underway for man who killed girlfriend, shot at deputy, and took patrol car for joyride in Houston Museum District– Johnson County Emergency Management said authorities received a 911 call at 1:53 a.m. Sunday morning about a vehicle stuck in swift water and in need of assistance off County Road 528 in the Burleson area.The 911 caller said they witnessed the three get out of the vehicle and attempt to get to dry ground on foot when all were swept into the floodwaters.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office as well as an area fire department responded and began searching for the three. The adult man and woman were found around 5 a.m. and taken to a hospital. The 5-year-old was found dead in the water around 7:20 a.m.Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.

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