Texas, Camp Mystic
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At least 19 of the cabins at Camp Mystic were located in designated flood zones, including some in an area deemed “extremely hazardous” by the county.
More cabins and buildings at Camp Mystic — the tragic site of more than two dozen deaths in the Texas flood — were at risk of flooding than what the federal government had previously reported, according to new analysis from NPR,
"And our cabins are high up, and for them to be flooding, it's like, you know, something's wrong," Georgia Jones said.
Stacy Stevens, whose daughter Mary Barrett Stevens was among the 27 killed when tragedy struck the all-girls Christian camp on July 4, said the youngster’s beloved brown monkey was swept away in the deadly floodwaters.
Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's little sister, Paisley, was at a camp on a smaller arm of the Guadalupe River. The 14-year-old was "just miles" away from Camp Mystic in Central Texas, which has been devastated by the deadly floodwaters spurred by extreme rainfall on July 4.
Scott Ruskan helped save over 200 lives in the deadly flooding in Central Texas over the July 4th weekend. He's a former collegiate athlete and "team first guy."
Houston appointee Sadé Perkins faces backlash for offensive comments about Camp Mystic after deadly floods, with her boyfriend rebuking her statements and the mayor vowing removal.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's voice broke as she recounted her emotional visit to Camp Mystic in Texas.