Sisters Lost, Grandparents Missing: Texas Family Devastated by Flood Tragedy

The Harber family of North Texas is enduring unimaginable heartbreak after sisters Blair (13) and Brooke (11) lost their lives in the devastating Hill Country floods. Their bodies were found 15 miles from where they were swept away, hands still clasped together. Tragically, their grandparents, Mike and Charlene Harber, remain missing. The family had been staying at a neighbor’s riverfront house in Hunt, Texas, when the storm struck in the early hours of July 4, 2025. Despite desperate rescue attempts by parents R.J. and Annie Harber, the raging waters kept them from reaching their daughters and loved ones.

The family’s aunt, Jennifer Harber, detailed the chaos: floodwaters quickly rose to neck level, and the couple had to break a window to escape. With no way to reach their daughters or parents, they woke neighbors and borrowed a kayak but the current was too strong. R.J. and Annie were eventually rescued along with five others, but the weight of their helplessness remains. The girls had been asleep in a loft, their grandparents below, and the storm masked any warning signs until it was too late. Their Labrador miraculously survived; another family pet did not