A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic
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The deadly floods that struck Texas on the Fourth of July caught local officials off guard as the torrential rains caused the Guadalupe River to overflow in minutes.
Videos shot by a nurse at Camp Mystic documented the emotional journey as campers sang to comfort each other while traveling to a reunification center in
More cabins and buildings at Camp Mystic — the tragic site of more than two dozen deaths in the Texas flood — were at risk of flooding than what the federal government had previously reported, according to new analysis from NPR,
"And our cabins are high up, and for them to be flooding, it's like, you know, something's wrong," Georgia Jones said.
Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no one foresaw tragedy.
Virginia Wynne Naylor, 8, was at Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp with cabins along the river in a rural part of Kerr County, when the floods hit on July 4. Her family confirmed her death in a statement, referring to her as Wynne.
On the morning of July 7, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo expressed condolences for the lives lost in the floods. She also recognized Garza and Zárate for their efforts helping save camp attendees. “They make us proud,” she said.