Father left harrowing voicemail to his kids before he was 'swept away' by Texas floods with death toll rising over 100

A father left a harrowing voicemail to his kids before being 'swept away' in the Texas floods.

Flash floods struck on Friday (4 July) with the governor of the US state saying at least 161 people are still missing with more than 100 people killed across central areas.

Officials said in an update that four days have passed since anyone was found alive in the aftermath of the floods in Kerr County.

Heavy rainpour caused the Guadalupe River to rapidly rise, with a wall of water slamming into camps and homes along the river’s edge before daybreak on Friday.

Among the victims were the 27 campers and counsellors at Camp Mystic, a century-old all-girls Christian summer camp.

And another of those missing is Jeff Ramsey, 61, who was staying in his Airstream camper at the HTW RV Park in Kerrville with his wife, Tanya, 46, and their dog, Chloe.

Tanya and Jeff were camping in an airstream. (Facebook)

Just moments before floodwaters swept them away, the dad called his two kids to say goodbye.

His son Jake told The New York Post: “Once they realized there was nothing they could do; my stepmom was on the phone with her mom while my dad made a call to me and my sister. We were asleep.

“He left us a message saying he was not going to make it and that he loved us so much, telling us goodbye.”

Jake said the call came once Jeff realised there ‘was no hope’ and left the voicemail which said: “Buddy. I love you so much. It doesn’t look like we are going to make it. Tell Rachey I love her.”

The son added: “You never heard this guy panic but we heard panic and fear in his voice.”

And tragically, the sound of rushing water could be heard in the voicemail left for his sister just minutes later, as their step-mum screamed in the background: “We’re dying, we’re dying!”

Over 100 people have been killed in the floods. (Eric Vryn/Getty Images)

In his final moments, Jeff also called Tanya’s brother and mum who were staying at a cabin about 150 yards up from the river, to warn them of the danger.

“He rescued them because they would have slept in and they would have washed away. That cabin was destroyed, completely underwater. He saved their lives,” Jake added.

Tanya’s body was later found by rescuers with the dog Chloe miraculously found alive at a local animal shelter.

“That was the only good news that we’ve gotten all weekend. My sister and I were overjoyed because that is such a huge piece of my dad’s heart and my step-mum’s heart,” Jake said.

The son added that he later saw an alert text message from the RV park, sent too late.

Calling the situation his ‘worst nightmare’, Jake explained: “Literally, the same time he left her that voicemail as they were getting swept away, they received an evacuation text from their RV park saying ‘gather your belongings and head out as soon as possible.’ It was ridiculous.”