VIDEO: Burnet County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two missing individuals, including the Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Michael Phillips. Out of five total individuals known to be missing, they have recovered the remains of three. The search and rescue operations are focused on three distinct areas off FM 1431 between Faith Academy and the Cow Creek area, with an additional search underway north of US Highway 281 near Hamilton Creek in Burnet.
Past President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Gary Ludwig, said Phillips went missing early Saturday after being swept away by floodwaters while responding to a call in Cow Creek. Chief Phillips was driving an emergency vehicle when he went missing early Saturday morning. The vehicle has been found. However, Phillips has not been found with the vehicle, or anywhere else.
