For days, the hotel management, and the police, told Ms. Eslinger that they were unable to find any trace of her sister. This time, according to Beth Alberts, chief executive of the nonprofit Texas Center for the Missing, the unaccounted for are more often adults. Mr. Simmon and his 28-year-old son Luke Simmon, who live together, had hunkered down at home to ride out the storm. Ms. Kaelin said that Mr. Simmon, despite his disease, had no problem recounting his name, address and social security number from memory. On Tuesday evening, Ms. Smith and her younger daughter were holed up in their modest apartment.

Source: New York Times September 07, 2017 22:32 UTC