FORMER MLB pitcher Tyler Walker’s brother is among those missing in the Texas Floods.
Mark Walker, his wife Sharkey Walker, and their son Johnny Walker are still missing in the devastation of the floods.
Walker’s brother, sister-in-law, and nephew are missing[/caption]
At least 89 people were killed in the flooding along the Guadalupe River, with many more still missing.
Tyler Walker’s niece, Ellie, was rescued from summer camp and is safe, but the rest of her family is unaccounted for as of Monday morning.
Angela Walker Murphy, a family member, shared the news on her Facebook and asked for help in the search.
“My cousins Mark, Sara Sharkey Walker and their son are among the missing in the floods near Hunt,” she wrote.
“If anyone has info, please share so I can relay to my Aunt Kathy.
“We have left our contact info with the shelters in the area and the Red Cross, but if there is something else, let us know.
“Please offer what you do for their safety.”
Tyler Walker is 49 years old and last player in MLB in 2010 for the Washington Nationals.
He debuted in 2002 with the New York Mets and spent time with the San Francisco Giants from 2004 to 2008.
Walker also had stints with the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies.
There are still many people unaccounted for in the Texas flood alongside Walker’s family.
Law enforcement expect the death toll to rise over 100.
Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp, is still missing 10 girls and a counselor while 27 were confirmed to have died at the camp.
Officials in Texas are under fire for the handling of emergency alerts before the flooding.
The death toll in Texas is expected to rise over 100[/caption]
Residents and youth camps were not warned soon enough to evacuate due to the sever weather.
While devastating flooding already occurred, more rain is still expected to come.
The National Weather Service has put the Texas Hill Country under a flash flood watch, where one to three more inches of rain is expect to come down again.
Friday’s flash floods came about 12 inches of rain fell in the early morning hours of the day.
