A desperate father searching for his daughter, swept away in the devastating floods of Texas, faced an unimaginable horror. While traversing receding waters, Ty Badon made a heartbreaking discovery: the lifeless body of a child.
“I thought it was a mannequin,” Badon recalled, his voice breaking as he described the moment of shock. It wasn’t just any child—it was a boy, aged eight to ten, and he was dead. This grim reality unfolded as Badon and his son desperately sought answers in the aftermath of a disaster.
As the search for survivors continues, Badon remains hopeful. “We still believe we can find our children, my daughter, and her friends—alive,” he asserted, clinging to hope amidst tragedy.
The flood has taken a staggering toll, with search and rescue teams recovering 43 victims, including 15 children. The exact number of missing remains unknown, but the anguish is palpable. Badon’s daughter, Joyce Catherine, and three friends had been sheltering in a cabin that has since been washed away.
The chaos unfolded when someone from the cabin alerted a family member about rising waters. Moments later, Joyce Catherine’s voice came through the phone—“They just got washed away”—before silence claimed the line. “We presume she got washed away as well,” a heartbroken Badon stated.
In an urgent race against time, he rushed from Beaumont, where he lives, to find his daughter. The cabin where his daughter stayed is gone, a stark reminder of nature’s fury and the unpredictability of life.
“We pray that all four of them are still alive,” he implored, a father’s plea echoing with desperation.
With tears in his eyes, Badon turned to the camera, making a heartfelt request to viewers: “Whoever is watching this, pray.” In the face of adversity, he stands resolute, conveying the power of hope against overwhelming odds.
