The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?

The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? is a 1993 American television film, starring Joe Spano, David Lascher and Michael A. Goorjian. It was directed by Chris Thomson and written by Donna Kanter and David J. Kinghorn. The movie is based on a true event occurred in July 17, 1987. In that day 43 people were taken by a flash flood in the Guadalupe River near the city of Comfort. It was the worst flood of the Guadalupe River since 1932. Ten people died, including a teenager who fell from a helicopter while being rescued as the rope broke. The flow was so strong that the bus and the van where the people were found far below in the river. Of the 10 bodies, one was never found. This young man received Young American Medals for Bravery and Service from President George H. W. Bush in 1989.