Texas Hill Country experienced deadly flash flooding for the second year in a row, causing high-water rescues, road closures, and at least one death. Relentless downpours led to rivers rising rapidly, with the Guadalupe River surpassing last year's levels in some areas.
A Cessna 421C crashed Thursday night in Wimberley, Texas, killing all five people aboard. The plane was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went down around 11:25pm, having taken off from Amarillo about two hours earlier and heading to New Braunfels National Airport. The FAA and NTSB will investigate the crash. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said a second aircraft in the area landed safely at the New Braunfels airport.
A small plane crash in Wimberley, Texas, killed all five people aboard Thursday night. The Cessna 421C was traveling from Amarillo to New Braunfels National Airport when it crashed around 11:25pm in the Texas Hill Country area, about 40 miles southwest of Austin. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
