Texas, Camp Mystic and Flash floods
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Inside the Texas Summer Camp Flood: How Heroic Actions, Quick Thinking, and Community Spirit Saved HundredsWould you have guessed that during the dark predawn hours, a team of counsellors, some just a few years older than the children in their care, ran into rising floodwaters to rescue almost 400 youngsters from catastrophe?
Camp Mystic flood claims 27 lives as summer camp tragedies continue across America, from deadly flash floods and drownings to the infamous Girl Scout murders and natural disasters.
Heroics of Texas camp counselors cast spotlight on those who oversee millions of US kids each summer
As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to keep them calm.
One local summer camp in the path of the disastrous flooding in central Texas was able to avoid any loss of life by closely monitoring weather reports.
Death toll rises to 120 as Camp Mystic cabins ‘found to be in extremely hazardous’ flood zone - At least 173 people remain missing in the state, including six from the all-girls summer camp
Glen Lake Camp & Retreat Center is among many summer camps taking a hard look at their emergency preparedness following deadly flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country. The Christian camp for kids in Somervell County, operated by the United Methodist Church since 1939, began reassessing its safety procedures after the recent tragedy.
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The American Camp Association advises parents to ask camps about their safety plans, including severe weather protocols and relationships with local emergency services. Some camps, even those far from danger,
In a video above you can see camp staffers at Camp La Junta floating down the south fork of the Guadalupe River in the early morning hours. P
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Primetimer on MSNHow is Laura Bush connected to Camp Mystic? Former First Lady’s daughter Jenna Bush Hager shares emotional message after devastating Texas floodJenna Bush Hager shared an emotional message after the Texas flood on the July 7, 2025, episode of Today with Jenna and Friends. On Friday (July 4, 2025), the Guadalupe River in Texas swelled up rapidly after torrential rain. According to BBC's report dated July 8, 2025, at least 161 people are missing and at least 110 people have passed away.