JOHNSON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A North Texas community is mourning the death of a child who was killed in a flash flood that tore through rural Burleson on Sunday.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said dispatch got a 911 call about a family of three seen in a car that was stuck in high water on County Road 529 just before 2 a.m.
The caller said the fast-moving waters swept the family away as they got out of their car to get to higher ground.
First responders found the parents about three hours later, but the child was discovered just after seven a.m., according to the Johnson County Office of Emergency Management.
The parents were treated and released from the hospital on Sunday.
Relatives created a GoFundMe to help the parents pay for funeral expenses.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has identified the child as Lucas Warren.
The heavy rains flooded Johnson County and other parts of North Texas Sunday.
“There were several high water rescues that took place across Johnson County. It was a busy overnight period with multiple, multiple water rescues. I know there were homes that were impacted as well,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Juan Hernandez.
The National Weather Service of Fort Worth said both the Trinity River and White Rock Creek in Dallas flooded overnight on Saturday.
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