AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Peace officers from across Central Texas are expected to gather in tribute to a Central Texas sheriff’s deputy who drowned by a flash flood while on duty.
The funeral for Travis County sheriff’s Senior Deputy Jessica Hollis will be Wednesday at Hill Country Bible Church in Austin, followed by burial at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville.
Hollis was swept away in her patrol car dawn last Thursday while on patrol. She was checking low-water road crossings during thunderstorms that dumped up to 7 inches of rain in the Austin area. She managed to radio for help but could not be found when searchers discovered her patrol car submerged. Her body was recovered Friday afternoon in Lake Austin.
