Austin-area flood death toll rises to 14 as search continues

Five days after deadly floods battered the greater Central Texas region, the Austin-area death toll had risen to 14 as of Tuesday morning. The statewide total surpassed 100 on Monday, with most of those deaths confirmed in Kerr County.

In Travis County, seven have been confirmed dead while 15 are still reported missing. The Big Sandy Creek area was particularly hard hit.

"I cannot overstate my heartbreak and condolences for the families of the lives lost in the Northwestern Travis County floods," Travis County Judge Andy Brown said in a statement to the American-Statesman on Monday.

Glenn High School student confirmed dead

A Glenn High School student has died in the floods that devastated western Travis County communities, the Leander High School Band and Glenn Grizzly Band said in Facebook posts Monday night.

Braxton Jarmon, a rising sophomore, was a student at the Leander district high school, located about 8 miles from Big Sandy Creek, where significant flooding damaged neighborhoods.

"Our hearts are heavy with the devastating loss of Braxton, a cherished member of our Grizzly family," the post said. "The void he leaves behind is immense, and he will be deeply missed."

In a post, Leander school board President Anna Smith said Braxton's sister, Felicity, who is also a Glenn student, and his stepmother are also missing.

"The Jarmon family is facing an unimaginable tragedy, and our hearts are with them during this incredibly difficult time," Smith said.

The band asked for people to donate to the family.

Burnet County death toll rises by 1

The flood death toll in Burnet County has risen to five after search crews recovered the body of a person who was previously missing on Monday evening. The body was recovered in Hamilton Creek in the city of Burnet, Captain Mike Sorenson of the Burnet County Sheriff's Office told the American-Statesman Tuesday. On Saturday, authorities recovered the remains of a resident of a trailer park on the same creek, who has not been identified.

Crews are still searching for the last person known to be missing, Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Department Chief Michael Phillips. Phillips was swept away by floodwaters in Cow Creek while responding to a call for help around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Officials found his emergency vehicle crushed into the dirt, Sheriff Calvin Boyd said Monday, but have not found him.