Texas Officials Intensify Search for Campers Missing After Central Texas Flooding
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick addressed the public from the State Emergency Operations Center in Austin with a sobering update following this week’s devastating flash floods in Central Texas. Of the approximately 750 campers who had gathered at Camp Mystic, a girls-only summer retreat along the Guadalupe River, 23 remain unaccounted for—an update that has shaken communities across the region.
On Friday, July 4, a sudden and powerful storm dropped more than a foot of rain in under three hours, rapidly swelling the river to near-record levels. Cabins located near the shoreline were overtaken within minutes, prompting an emergency evacuation. While camp staff acted quickly and most of the girls were moved to higher ground, the fast-moving floodwaters made parts of the camp inaccessible before all could be safely evacuated.
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