Hundreds were missing, including over two dozen girls at a summer camp, and as minutes stretched into hours, hope gave way to grief. At least 82 people, including 28 children, were killed in the catastrophic Texas floods and the death toll continues to rise,

Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.

Sally Sample Graves was a grandmother who was killed in the flooding, the BBC reported. Sarah Sample wrote that a massive wave destroyed her grandmother’s home. Sarah Sample’s father and his dog were also in the home at the time but both survived.