Teenage girl died saving her family from raging Texas floodwaters



A teenage girl was swept to her death in the historic Texas flooding after first saving the rest of her family.

Malaya Hammond, 17, was traveling to a Christian summer camp with her family at 5 a.m. Saturday when they drove off a bridge covered by flooding — sweeping their van into Marble Falls, according to a Facebook post from a family friend, Mikki Willis.

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The brave teen managed to open the door of the van, saving her parents, Liz and Matthew, and her younger siblings — Khalil, 16, and Surya, 14 — who were otherwise trapped under water.

Malaya Hammond, 17, was swept to her death after saving her parents and younger siblings who were otherwise trapped under water due to the Texas flooding. GiveSendGo

“In total darkness, they fought to stay above water,” Willis wrote — but “Malaya was swept away by the fierce current.”

Her family then searched “day and night — by land, air, and water,” Willis said — but the teen’s body was found two days later, on Monday.

“The family is going through the unthinkable right now,” Willis wrote of their overwhelming grief.

“The family is going through the unthinkable right now,” Willis wrote of their overwhelming grief,” family friend, Mikki Willis, said in a Facebook post. GoFundMe
Cow Creek bridge over Rd. 1431 in the Texas hill country northwest of Austin, where the family drove off a bridge covered by flooding. Facebook/Paul Harms
Hammond’s family then searched “day and night — by land, air, and water,” Willis said, with her body being found two days later. GiveSendGo

“As the eldest, Malaya set the standard. Ask anyone who knows her, and they’ll tell you: Malaya is one of the most gentle, compassionate young women they’ve ever met,” the family friend said.


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