‘Found on the Guadalupe River’: the woman reuniting lost mementoes with owners after Texas floods

Dondi Perysn recovered a purse from the Guadalupe River after the devastating floods that recently swept through central Texas. Photograph: Courtesy of Dondi Perysn

A child’s lifejacket, a small pink and blue swimming suit top, a delicate pearl and gold chain necklace – these are just some of the items that Dondi Persyn recovered from the Guadalupe River after the devastating floods that recently swept through central Texas.

The flash floods that started over the Fourth of July weekend in Texas have killed at least 135 people – including many children – with authorities still searching for those who are missing. Most of the deaths were reported to have happened along the Guadalupe River in Kerr county.