Fifty-nine people are dead as a result of the flooding and torrential rains in Kerr County, Texas, Sheriff Larry Leitha said during a Sunday-morning press conference. That tally includes 38 adults and 21 children, Leitha said.

Officials said more than 850 people had been rescued, including some clinging to trees, after a sudden storm dumped more than a foot of rain in an area around the Guadalupe River.

Aidan Heartfield was on the phone with his father when their family’s cabin was swept away in the Texas floods. A team is searching for any signs of Heartfield.

As deaths from Texas flooding rise, local officials in one county have still revealed little about what, if any, actions they took to safeguard residents, tourists and visitors.