Grief and uncertainty at flooded Texas summer camp, where 27 girls are still missing


A beloved girls summer camp in Texas Hill Country is reeling after a deadly flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River on Friday, leaving families in anguish and a community clinging to hope
A beloved girls summer camp in Texas Hill Country is reeling after a deadly flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River on Friday, leaving families in anguish and a community clinging to hope.
Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp that has welcomed generations of girls to its riverfront grounds for 99 years, was hosting 750 children when the floodwaters struck.
Thirty-six hours later, the scale of the disaster is still unfolding: 27 girls from the camp remain unaccounted for. Some families have confirmed the deaths of their daughters to the media, but it is not clear if those confirmations are part of the official toll released by authorities.
As rescue teams are working around the clock to find those still missing, as families face a wrenching uncertainty about the fate of their daughters, who were meant to be spending an idyllic summer rowing, riding horses and playing tennis at the camp.
People look on as law enforcement and volunteers continue to search for missing people near Camp Mystic, the site where at least 27 girls went missing.RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP - Getty ImagesA view inside a cabin at Camp Mystic after the flash floods.RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP - Getty ImagesFounded in 1926, Camp Mystic operates two sites along the river in Hunt, Texas. It has long billed itself as a place for girls to grow spiritually and “develop outstanding personal qualities and self-esteem,” according to its website.
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