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Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no one foresaw tragedy.
Rescue operations are ongoing in Central Texas after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River left 27 dead and 10 girls and one counselor unaccounted for at Camp Mystic. Officials said more than 100 have died as catastrophic floods ravaged the Hill Country.
A spokesperson for Camp Mystic and its owner's family cannot confirm whether flash flood emergency alerts reached personnel on July 4.
Three Texas governors, Dan Moody, John Connally, and Price Daniel, all sent their daughters to Camp Mystic between the 1930s and 1960s. At the same time, future First Lady Laura Bush served as a camp counselor while attending Southern Methodist University in the mid-’60s.
Flash flood warnings remain in effect across parts of Central Texas Tuesday morning as thunderstorms and torrential rain continue to soak the region
Camp Mystic has deep roots with Texas politicians, including former first lady Laura Bush, who worked as a counselor there, and former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who sent his daughters there.
Camp Mystic, the summer haven torn apart by a deadly flood, has been a getaway for girls to make lifelong friends and find “ways to grow spiritually.”
About 700 children were at Camp Mystic when flash floods hit on Friday. Here's what we know about the storied summer camp for girls.
Next year, if it resumes operations, Camp Mystic will turn 100 years old. But should it celebrate that centennial milestone, it will woefully also commemorate the one-year anniversary of an awful weekend when so many jubilant young campers were lost.
KERRVILLE, Texas — At Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe River, more than 20 campers are still not accounted for in the aftermath of history and deadly floods.
Searches continue for those still missing, but memorials to the more than 100 people tragically lost in the Central Texas floods have already begun to appear. Around Dallas and across Texas, green ribbons commemorate the lives of the victims,