US Edition'He Died a Hero': Man Dies Helping His Family Escape Texas Flooding
INGRAM, KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 6 – Julian Ryan, 27, died after severing an artery punching through a window to rescue his fiancée, children, and mother during Guadalupe River floods that killed at least 50 in Texas.
- Julian Ryan, a 27-year-old father from Ingram, Texas, died in the early morning hours of July 4, 2025, while saving his family from rising floodwaters in their home near the Guadalupe River.
- The flooding worsened quickly as water poured into their trailer, forcing Ryan to punch a window to help his fiancée, children, and mother-in-law escape while severing an artery in his arm.
- Ryan bled out in the flooded bedroom and told his family, "I’m sorry, I’m not going to make it," while they repeatedly called 911, but no rescue arrived in time.
- Ryan’s body was recovered hours later after waters receded, and family and friends honor him as a hero who sacrificed himself for their survival.
- Survivors, including Ryan’s family, feel that the presence of flood warning sirens might have prevented some fatalities, prompting demands for enhanced alert systems after the Texas flood that resulted in over 50 deaths.
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As the hours pass, the heartbreaking stories of the deadly victims of the devastating floods that hit the state of Texas (USA) on the weekend, where the number of deaths is now over 90. One of these victims is Julian Ryan, a 27-year-old father who died while trying to save his family. "He didn't die in vain, he did it as a hero," his sister Connie Salas told ABC News.Ryan and her fiancée woke up in the morning of Friday at the trailer house wher…
On Friday, a 27-year-old man died after saving his family during the Dantec floods in Texas. Before he died, he made heartbreaking goodbyes to his loved ones.
A family man died as a hero on Friday after saving his family from the water that snuck into their Texas home.
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Julian Ryan's last words to his mother as floodwaters rapidly inundated their mobile home were simply, "I love you." In a split-second, he decided to reach out a window to help his fiancée, their two young children, and his mother escape the catastrophic flood that was tearing through Kerr County, Texas, sweeping everything in its path. That last-ditch effort, an act of bravery, ultimately cost him his life. The glass severe…
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home were simply, “I love you.” He had made a split-second decision to thrust his arm through a window to help his fiancée, two young kids and mom escape the catastrophic flood tearing through Kerr County, Texas, swallowing everything in its path. That last-ditch effort, an act of bravery, ultimately cost him his life. The glass had…
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