(The Center Square) – There are 87 confirmed deaths in Kerr County as of Tuesday morning, Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference, where he and others were grilled about the county’s failure to issue an evacuation order.

As of 8 a.m., “87 deceased have been recovered in Kern County, including 56 adults and 30 children. Identification is pending for 19 adults and 7 children, with one additional person still unidentified,” the sheriff said.