At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.

Kerr County’s top emergency coordinator said Thursday he had been feeling ill for days leading up to the deadly floods but that he immediately mobilized when he was awakened early on July 4.

The Kerr County emergency management director conceded he was sick and asleep as the water rose to historic levels on the Guadalupe River, killing more than 100 people.