Some facts about Camp Mystic, where Texas floodwaters swept away dozens of girls

Camp Mystic, a haven for generations of Texas girls, becomes a center of tragedy

“Camp Mystic, a haven for generations of Texas girls, becomes a center of tragedy” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Right along one of the Guadalupe River’s bend…

Inside Look at Camp Mystic Community Hit by Texas Floods

For nearly a century, Camp Mystic has been a safe haven for young girls who spent summers there forging friendships that last a lifetime but early Friday morning, the idyllic retreat was ravaged by torrential rain and raging floodwaters. Heroic counselors and staff members jumped to action including the camp’s director Dick Eastland who died while trying to save girls from the rising waters, several of whom are still missing. TODAY’s Savannah Gu…

ThePatriotLight - Texas Flood Death Toll Reaches 79, Expected to Continue Climbing — 11 People from Camp Mystic Still Missing

ThePatriotLight - The death toll from the flood along the Guadalupe River Basin in Texas has climbed to 79 as of July 6, with 10 girls and one counselor from Camp Mystic still missing. At least 28 of the deceased have been confirmed to be children. The New York Times reported on Sunday: “The death toll rose to 79 and dozens remained unaccounted for, including 10 girls from a summer camp on the river.” Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said, “22 o…

Daughter’s tragic final text to dad during flood disaster

A father has revealed the gut-wrenching final text message sent to him by his daughters moments before they were swept away in vicious floodwaters.

Young girls were 'living their best life' at Camp Mystic. Then disaster struck

For nearly a century, Camp Mystic was a summer paradise for young girls in Texas. It is now the site of one of the deadliest flood disasters in the US state's recent history.

Search continues for missing campers in Texas as flood death toll rises

KERRVILLE, Texas — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 82 people in central Texas.