I know it's tough to get information with the media blackout, but does anybody know the fate of the people on the Bolivar Peninsula? I have read speculation that a lot of people who might have stayed would have gone to the Big Store, which is like the town square of Bolivar, which is one of the only buildings thought to be hurricane proof. No pictures have been shown of the Big Store and there is speculation that it might have been destroyed along with the people who went there for shelter. I know this is just speculation, but I'm worried. Does anybody have any information?
I heard from a pretty credible source that they found 9 bodies washed up on shore the morning after the hurricane... And thats just a momentary search from searim to the ferry.. More people died than they're letting on.
Why are they keeping that from the public? Hurricanes are known to cause deaths. I don't get it. I found it odd that the government banned news helicopters from going over there until Sunday.
The communities on Bolivar were almost completely destroyed. There is speculation that most of the people who stayed have been washed out to sea.
If a lot of people died and they reported a large number, maye some people would take hurricanes more seriously and evacuate next time. Haiti was hit by 4 storms in less than a month. They just got piled on: Hanna, Fay, Gustav, AND Ike. I've seen the death toll reported to be anywhere from 550 to 1,000+ with about 74 coming from Ike. A million have been left homeless.
I think what was worst is when they finally showed the Bolivar Peninsula, there was nobody on the island. No rescue teams or nothing. You would think that one of the hardest hit areas would be the place where most search and rescue missions would be going on.
They might have had a preliminary helicopter sweep on the first few days when the media was being blocked from the area. Looking at the housing destruction that approached tsunami levels in some places, probably few survived if they were in the hardest hit areas.
i'm not understanding the media blackout either.... people have a right to know what happened. it's very strange.
Does anybody have the number of people that decided to stay? I do find it odd that more people have died outside of texas due to Ike than inside.
Here is a link from a photo essay on the aftermath of the storm from the Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/news/photogallery/Devastation_on_the_Bolivar_Peninsula.html This is so devastating.
The picture of the dead horse broke my heart. Why would they lock up an animal during such a storm. Truly devastating.
I'm afraid for every car there was a person who stayed behind - though some have lived to talk about it - I think many have not. I hope I'm wrong.
There just wasn't a lot of searching and rescuing to do on Bolivar. Most of the houses were completely destroyed. Any survivors were likely readily visible.
From that thread - Missing and Unaccounted for from Hurricane Ike (unofficial) ...from ABC 13 Houston Missing Persons Locator [link to abclocal.go.com] This does not include all the missing nor is anyone on this list missing for sure. The people on this list, their family members have posted a listing saying they are missing or otherwise have not been heard from since before Hurricane Ike hit, over a week ago. Galveston Island MISSING: Adley, Tom Allen, AJ Allen, Betty Allen, Carolyn Allen, Jackie Allen, Kim Allen, Regina Allen, Rosalyn Alonso, Olivia Alvarez, Frances Alvarez, Hector Anderson, Tom and Asa Anderson, Cory Armentrout, Joe Arrambide, Marion (Port Bolivar) Ashmore, Dee Asocar, Gilbert Asocar, Margie Asocar, Roger Auzston, Mike Ballesteros, Antonia Bangle, James Baty, Mark (Texas City) Baty, Matthew Baty, Melvin Baty, Michael Beaird, Suzanne and Richard Bell Family Berry, Edmond Best, Julie Best, Mike Billiot, Helen Bittner, Devon Brewster, Carl Brick, Pauline Brown, Darrell and Rodney Brock, Margo Brown, Mary Brown, Tom Bruner, Becky (Crystal Beach) Bruner, Robert (Crystal Beach) Buggey, Krista Buggey, Townsend Buss, Wayne Caberio, Vera Campbell, Ray Campos, Alex Campos, Carlos Campos, Lalo Campos, Rita Campos, Suzie Campos family (other members) Carr, Jimbo Carra, Bobbie Carra, Jim Carrera, Juan and family Chambers, Dorice Claypole, Connie Claypole, Gary Cleveland, Brother (Island Church) Coker, Sonya Conti, Shirley Cooper, Ronald Crawford, Chelsea Crawford, Eric Crawford, Jana Curly and family (no last name given) Dagg, Bill Dagg, Kathleen Damstorm, Harvey Danielle and two sons (no last name given) Darras, Jackie Darras, Patia Deadrick, William Deadrick, Emily Deharde, George Deharde, Pat De La Cruz, Joey De La Cruz, Julie Dickerson, Velma Rae (Crystal Beach) Dort, Robert Dues, John Jr. and Annie Dustin, Albert Edwards, Barbara and family Fant, Lillian Francis, Angie and two children Freeman, Camille Freeman, Mark Gabriles, Delores Gabriles, Jim Gallagher, Joe Garcia, Delores Garibay, Tammy Garibay, William Garza, Danny Gilbert, Stacy Gilliam, Ray Gobert, Beatrice Gomez, Willie Gonzalez, Rosendo Jr. Gonzalez, Zachary Graham, Denise Graham, Jeff Graham, Wardell Gray, Alice Gray, Charlie Gray, Charles Frederick Haley, Eugenia and family Hanley, Gary Harper, Karren Harper, Marissa Harper, Valerie Harris, Frances Harrison, Allen Haynes, Franklin Hill, Pierce Jr. Hollis, Grace Holloway, Rick and kids Holloway, TJ and kids Holmes, Doretha Horn, Francis Hudson, Charles Jackson, David Jackson, Lena and family Jackson, Thelma and daughter James, Lucious Jr. James, Williette Jaramillo, Marco Johnson, Jaquita Jones, Damon Joubert, Aundrea and family Jurique, EB? Josh? and family Karilanovic, Dorothy Keele, Sybil Kokelic, Marie Krivokipich, Michele Kuehne, Ashley Kupsa, Michael and girlfriend Michelle Kwasnaza, Judy Lane, John Lane, Tonka Lee, Dean Lee, Donald and son Lee, Samantha Legator, Donna Legg, Rusty Lemons, Angela Levine, Charles Levine, Susan Lewis Family Lewis, Rebecca Loomis, Andrew Luna, Mario and family Luna, Rosa and family Luza, Katie Luza, Leslie Lyons, Electa and family Manago, Shawna and kids Massey, Bob Massey, Tish McCorkle, Peggy McCourt, Barbara Mendoza, Bianca Mendoza, Javier Mendoza, Maria Mendoza, Veronica Mendoza family (other members) Middleton, Lester Miller, Perry (critically injured in fire) Monford, Paul and mom and sister Montemayor, Karen Montemayor, Steve Moore, Ray Moran, Kevin Moran, Sean Moran, Yolanda and sister Moseley, Charles Moseley, Rita Moser, Nena Oatis, Richard Ochoa, Crystal Parra, Candelaria Parra, Jose Parris, Geraldine Parris, Eneizer Pena, Bertha Pepper, Cookie Pepper, Lloyd Perdiz, Crystal Perdiz, Melencio Peterson, Chris Peterson, Mike Peterson, Oscar Peterson, Terry Peterson, Walter Pierson, Freddy Pierson, Gloria Placencia, Jose Potorenski, Geraldine Powell, Susan Powell, Travers Purdy, Judy Ragan, Brenda Ratzman, Charles and family Reegan, Ronny Reeves, Lory Reeves, Jim Reichenback, Bill Reichenback, Ray Reindl, Diann Reindl, Ed Reynolds, Carl Richard, Gerald and neighbor Richard, Murphy Rios, Jo Rittenhouse, Ronnie Rodriguez, Edie and family Rodriguez, Gabe and family Rudenberg, Mary Russo, Candy Rutherford, Doug Rutherford, Lisa Rygard, Jessie Rygard, Kin Salazar, Abel Salazar, Armando Salazar, Arthur Salinas, Gilbert Salinas, Lily Sanchez, Daniel Sanders, Georgia Sanders, Nathan Schmidt, Curtis Schneider, Barbara Schneider, Bill Shaffner, Aaron Sharpe, Bill and wife (Crystal Beach) Siller, Michael Smith, Edgar Smith, Mandy Smith, Marie Smith, Sidney Smith, Stan and Dorothy St. Claire, Bobby St. Claire, Nyla Stan (last name unknown) Strasburg, Dave Strasburg, Sona Strickland, Magdelena (Port Bolivar) Strickland, Robert Stuff, Barry Sturgeon, Judy Taylor, Albert (High Island) Taylor, Joan and family Taylor, Margaret and William Thomas, Jamon Thorstad, Shirley Trevino, Loretta Trevino, Miguel Turner, Edward Turner, Larry Turner, Ted and family Valdez, Eric and girlfriend Mercedes Vallier, Vickie Vargas, Cindy and family Watson, Berta Watson, Bobby Weedman, Joe and family Weipert, Mary and bread man Westmoreland, Roseanne Whidden, Delores Whidden, Hugh White, Jerome Whitner, Calvin Whoose, Kari Whoose, Lorraine Whoose, Rita Wichlep, Rita Williams, Shane (Port Bolivar) Wilson, George Wingate, Paul and family Wright, Tommy Zendt, John Zulpo, Celess and children Bolivar Peninsula Including Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Caplen, Gilchrist, High Island MISSING: Allen, Charles Amo (Flores?) Anderson, Bobby (survived, but friend perished) Arrambide, Marion and sister Nina Bagwell, Blaine and mother Ginger Ball, Danny Ball, Kristian Bates, Jim Billy the Kid (across from Sharkey's) Bingham, Harry Bingham, Susan Beasley, James Blume, Cindy and family Blume, Jackie and family Boudlouck, Becky Boudlouck, Cliff Bouse, Charlie and family Bouse, Dixie and family Branstetter, Kent Brookshire, Rose Bugler, Harry Bugler, Susan Butterfield, L.C. Butterfield, Sandy Callender, Deena Campbell, Michael Cannon, Colin Cannon, Michelle Carol (Crystal Canals Bait Camp) Carol (Tuna St.) Cecil and Tommy (High Island) Chapman, Larry Chapman, Suzy Cherry, Don Cheryl (the nurse) Cloud, Michael Comeaux Family Cook, Lee Cook, Sandy Cranford, Kim Cranford, Treton Cripps, Alton Cripps, Jean Cripps, Russel Dean, Anne Droege, Carolyn Droege, Dick Dunn, Glennis Ettenger, Gail Fisher, Walter Floyd (Garza's Grocery) Gatlin, Chris Gatlin, Karen Golden, Jean Grissom, Richard Grissom, Stephanie Haigh, Jack Hamilton, Earl Hamilton, Shirley Harris, Terry Hendricks, Laurel Hill, George Hill, Martin Hornbeck, Ronnie Howard, Greb Howard, John Howard, Lois Jewell, Betty Jean Johnson, Lynette Johnson, Sue Jones, Daisy Jones, Dewy Jones, Jack Kahla, Mary and family Kelly, Linda Kelly, Richard Knight, Beverly and husband Kreuzer Family Lavalle, Ellie Lee, Judy Lee, Ron Lisa (18th and Galveston) Lopez, Jim Lopez, Milton Maclemore, Jan (deceased) Maddox, Dee Manley, Jerry Marchese, Carol Mardis, Carol Mardis, Darryl Martin, Buster Martinez, Cindy Mathis, Jerry Mathis, Pat Maxwell, Edith McGready, Jean McGready, Tom McKnight, JC McKnight, Lori McManus, Barbara McManus, James Mobley, Zenith Moseley, Herman Mouton, Darby Mouton, Sis Mouton, Wayne and family Nguyen, Father (St. Theresa's) Pilsner, E.A. and family Pond, James Porter, Edith Porter, Sheila Rankin, Beth Reed, Bill Reedy, Bill Reedy, Jeannie Rodriguez, Greg Ron and wife Dorothy (Melody Lane) Rosenthal, April Rush, Harly Rush, Kathy Scherry Schley, Barbara Schley, Claud Schmidt, Dee Schmidt, Matt Segura Family Shaw, Feather Simpton, Joyce Stephenson, Blake Stephenson, Debbie Stephenson, Kade Stephenson, Mason Stephenson, Michael Stephenson, Piper Steppe, Francine Stines, Kahla and family and friends Stockton, David Stockton, Patty Strahan, Alecia Strickland, Magdalena Sullivan, Mannon and mother Tiki Man Kevin Turner, Karon Turner, Willis Ward, Terri and family Werner, Ed Williams, Bruce Williams, Carol Williams, Shane Wisenbaker, Mikey and family Wisenbaker, Mycol and family Brazoria County MISSING: Garcia, Steve Giles, Jim Giles, Rene Guidry, Troy Saldivar, David Saldivar, Jennifer Saldivar, Morgan Saldivar, Toni Chambers County MISSING: Cormier, Cecil Cormier, Sam Fleischman, Joyce Fleischman, Morris Hacker, Annette Hacker, Chad Scrivner, Earl Scrivner, Judy Orange County MISSING: Bramblett, Billy Davis, Michael and family Goza, Gene Goza, Maddie Goza, Max Harold and Jackie (Bridge City) Hebert, Lucian Hebert, Ruth Keele, Daniel Martin, Alma Martin, Arrel Pevato, Herbie Pevato, Rita Pevato, Robbie Pevato, Tommie Scarlett, Blanche Scarlett, Donald Vaughn, Steve and family Jefferson County MISSING: Andrepoint, Mable Babeaux, Joise Garcia, Martin Jr. Guidry, Evelyn Lawrence, Lucille Metoyer, Alentte Thibodeaux, Annie Thibodeaux, Milton Weems, Wanda Harris County MISSING: Arnett, Alan Ashmund, Jerry (Bolivar) Bond, Carter Bond, Cassie Bond, Eleanor Bond, Herbert Bond, Stephen Boylan, Katy Bramblett, Billy Brenke, Donald Cabrera, Pablo Campos, Lalo Campos, Rita Coleman, Marvin Collins, Dorothy Cridland, Brenda Davidson, James Dodge, Beverly Eakens, William Ellison, Michael Eubank, Greg Fetzer, Maggie Fetzer, Nancy Fetzer, Nelda Fetzer, Tom Finn, Mike Foster, Natasha Gates, Debra Goodwin, Tom Hopkins, Larry Huynh, Brandon Jennifer (from Dillard's) Jennings, Kai Johnson, Donnie Kassman, Joleen Kassman, Rich Kelly, Lee Kingcaide, Rivers (deceased) Kirsch, Howard LeJeune, Charmaine Lin, Tom Martell, Robert Martin, Sue Melissa and Angie (Donald's Donuts Seabrook) Nelson, Doris Nelson, Ron Paz, Alliyah Paz, George Paz, Rudy Paz, Yvette Pena, Luis Phillips, Daryl Phillips, Josey Phillips, Philis Phillips, Sunshine Reeder, Eugene Reeder, Jada and sons Redden, Glenn Richardson, Jon Richardson, Sharyn Rinehart, Annette Robbins, Aaron Robbins, Jonavon Roberts, Ken Roberts, Sharon Robinson, Helen Rose, Frankie Ross, David Ross, Rosa Santee, Ann Saye, Gay Saye, Nina Senigaur, Iris Smart, James Smith, Marge Smith, Paul Spann, Bobby Straub, Brandy Straub, Stacey Straub, Pam Sumpter, Mike Sumpter, Robin Thompson, Debbie Thompson, Will Weaver, Waylan Wendover, Charles Wendover, Sylvia White, Betty Wiginton, James Wood, Mindy Young? (Chyna, Asia, India) Galveston County / Galveston Island MISSING: Allen, A.J. Allen, Betty Allen, Carolyn Allen, Jackie Allen, Regina Allmond, Donna Banks, Leon Jr. Bartram, Gracie Bartram, Kevin Bartram, Peggy Beynice, Rosalyn Boyd, Keith and family Bradley, Bobby Brock, Margo Brown, Maine Brown, Nana Brown, Russel Brown, Trixie Bustamante, Richard and family Campos, Lalo Campos, Rita Carrera, Juan Chambers, Doreece Coker, Sonya Cole, Natalie and daughters Collindrina, Penny Cowan, Paula Cox, Harold Crabb, Sammie DaPra, Johnny Dubious, Chester Dubious, Shirley Ferguson, Mae Joyce Ferguson, Wendell Ficklen, Bill Ficklen, Crystal Ficklen, Delaine Ficklen, Gail Ficklen, James Ficklen, Kim Ficklen, Linda Ficklen, Maverick Ficklen, Willie Gallagher, Joe Grace (aunt of Lynn Robinson) Graham, Ward Hannon, Matt Heinrich, Paul and family Holmes, Agnes Horn, Francis Howlett, Bruce Howlett, Tammy Johnson, Nell Kuehne, Ashley Lane, Jack Lane, Tonka Manago, Shawna and kids Marsh, Jessica Marsh, Steve Mathis, Jerry Mathis, Pat Melasome, Willie Mae Moore, Ray Jr. Nebout, Jim Nebout, Phyllis Nolan, Jim Pembleton, Greg Pollard, Earl Pope, Dwayne Powell, Marie Rasmussen, A.J. Ruiz, Ernan and children Russo, Candy Salazar, Jesus Salmassi, Alex Schultz, Susan (not her, but her aunt) Smythe, Ed Smythe, Marlo Stewart, Thelma and friends Tina and Peanut Swindell, Henry Swindell, Robbie Thomas, Kenneth (deceased) Toale, Tim Trapani, Eddie Trapani, Ray Webber, Brigette Webber, Tommy Webster Family Weedman, Joe Wilson, George Woodard, Marie York, Robert Zeon, Denise Zeon, Zae That is a pretty good amount of missing. I guess you can't declare dead until you have a body which may not be the case for this one. I read that thread other day. Man, some of emails posted there were crazy...who knows if they are true.
wow, that is a lot of people missing. More than I would thought there would be. Prayers go out to the families that need prayers for sure.
