Along the county road the Warren family drives on daily, they saw their fouryearold son for the last time.

Just before 2 a.m. on May 5, 2024, Chelsey Warren, her husband, and fouryearold son Lucas were headed home from a family member’s birthday party.

They encountered a flooded area on County Road 528 in Burleson.

“Every road was blocked, but that road wasn’t blocked,” Warren said. “We thought we could make it through, we saw another SUV make it through. It didn’t look that deep, it looked like a puddle. We couldn’t really see the water rushing on the sides because of the trees and how dark it was.”

As they attempted to drive through it, their car battery died and water began rushing around them. It began to fill their car with water.

“We got Lucas out of the car seat and grabbed what we could,” Warren said. “It was a fivefoot walk to dry land we thought we could make it. The current was too strong, my husband fell. He was holding Lucas, and I grabbed him and we all got swept away in different directions.”

Warren said she carried her son Lucas on her back and struggled to stay above water.

“Every tree we grabbed onto, the branch broke and we’d go under for 15 to 20 seconds at a time,” Warren said.

Someone nearby witnessed the family get swept away and called 911. First responders and Johnson County Emergency Management crews responded to the water rescue.

At least one Johnson County first responder became stuck in high water.

Warren told WFAA she kept her son on her back for as long as she could.

“He was fine, gasping a little, but he was fine. I told him to say his prayers and we were gonna be okay. I found a tree where I could push myself up a little, and when the current came, he let go.”

Warren watched her only child quickly get swept away by flash flooding.

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