[Justa]

If the dead washed out into the water, which I think is likely, they'll reappear in a macabre way in around 3 - 5 days.

[Spktyr]

At least one person is known to have washed away and is missing.

“The search is on for a 19-year-old man swept out to sea Friday while walking on a jetty near Corpus Christi. The U.S. Coast Guard says Michael Moxley was with three other people on North Padre Island when a 6- to 8-foot wave hit the jetty and knocked him off his feet. The wave was part of the storm surge caused by Hurricane Ike...”

Recently rescued people in Texas City have reported that several people that stayed had had to evacuate to the roof of their house when the waters rose; the waters continued to rise and many were washed away.

[metmom]

If the dead washed out into the water, which I think is likely, they'll reappear in a macabre way in around 3 - 5 days.

If the sharks don't get them first.