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8-year-old pens mom letter before she dies in Camp Mystic flood. ‘Made me smile’
The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died during catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas received something “very special” after her death. In one of two letters written to her mother, Blakely ...
Texas safety Michael Taaffe pays tribute to Camp Mystic victims at SEC Media Days
Taaffe called the counselors at Camp Mystic “heroes” and wore a tie to honor them and the young girls who died during the ...
Camp Mystic did not evacuate kids immediately when warned of 'life threatening' flood
The National Weather Service issued an urgent flood warning at 1:14 a.m. July 4th. Camp personnel did not start moving girls ...
Camp Mystic’s ‘littlest souls’ were nurtured in Bubble Inn. All the cabin’s girls and 2 counselors were lost in the Texas flood
Bubble Inn saw generations of 8-year-olds enter as strangers and emerge as confident young ladies equipped with new skills ...
How Summer Camp Devastated by Floods Responded to Middle-of-the-Night Alert Before the Water Drowned Them
When Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls nestled in Texas Hill Country, experienced catastrophic flooding on July ...
Camp Mystic survivors heard screams in the dark as flood waters hit hours earlier than previously thought
Many of the 650 campers and staffers at Camp Mystic were asleep when, at 1:14 a.m., a flash-flood warning for Kerr County, ...
A 94-year-old grandmother lost her house in the Texas floods. Her family says rebuilding their home is worth the risk
Betty Matteson’s four children, nine grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren have squeezed into her Texas Hill Country ...
Texas Woman and Camp Mystic Alum Recalls Surviving Deadly Flooding and a Haunting Conversation with Emergency Responders
"Once I was in the attic, I gave 911 our names and our address so that they could identify our bodies," Ashley Smith shared of her experience ...