John Clinton Bankston, 17, disappeared on July 13, 1987, after a flash flood near Comfort, Texas, swept away a church bus and van carrying teenagers from Seagoville Road Baptist Church returning from Pot O' Gold Ranch. Witnesses recall Bankston helping others during the chaos — including saving a friend with a broken leg — and say he prioritized others’ safety before himself.

Rescue efforts continued for weeks with hundreds of volunteers and officials searching the Guadalupe River, but Bankston’s body was never recovered. He is the only one of the ten victims from that day whose remains were not found and remains officially listed as lost, injured, and missing.