Doug and Elizabeth Fuller had just minutes to react when the Guadalupe River began to rise—fast. What began as a quiet evening in their Ingram, Texas home turned into a terrifying battle for survival as historic flash floods swept through the area, swallowing entire properties.

“We were holding onto a cedar post, and we watched our house break apart and float away,” Doug recalled, still visibly shaken. “The sound was like a freight train crashing through everything we owned.”

As the water engulfed their yard, the couple clung to the post for nearly four hours in the dark, soaked and freezing, as debris slammed past them. Their home of over a decade, filled with memories and belongings, was reduced to rubble—gone in a matter of moments.

Miraculously, both survived, but their property is now unrecognizable. “The refrigerator is a mile downstream. The truck’s upside down in the trees,” Elizabeth added with a numb smile.

Despite the loss, the Fullers are thankful. “We made it out alive,” they said. “That’s more than some can say. We’re grateful for the community, the rescuers — and for each other.”