Camp Mystic had a disaster plan before the flood
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Search and recovery teams are also looking for a missing camp counselor who hasn't been seen since the July Fourth flooding catastrophe.
Janie Hunt, 9, Eloise Peck, 8, Lila Bonner, 9, Hanna Lawrence, 8, Rebecca Lawrence, 8, and Hadley Hanna, 8, have all been confirmed dead.
A video depicts children singing as they evacuate Camp Mystic amid the Texas floods, showing how faith and prayer can be used to cope with trauma.
Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no one foresaw tragedy.
Flash floods in Central Texas claimed lives, including at Camp Mystic, where campers sang to cope. The camp director and others died, and the community mourns, with remembrance funds established.
A heartbreaking video shows campers and staffers at Camp Mystic being playful and enjoying their summer hours before waters from the catastrophic Texas flash flood swept away scores of young girls.
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The Cherokee Bend Elementary School student was the daughter of Samford University Assistant Professor Patrick Marsh and Dr. Jill Marsh, a family medicine practitioner in Homewood. Norton’s Florist on Birmingham’s Southside is selling blue mailbox bows to raise money for Sarah’s family or the organization of their choice.
Janie Hunt, a 9-year-old relative of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, was one of the many Camp Mystic youth who died when floodwaters swept over the retreat in Kerr County, Texas. The football executive’s wife, Tavia Hunt, confirmed the news on Instagram over the weekend.