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Taking swift action, counselors at Camp La Junta in the Texas Hill Country managed to evacuate hundreds of children from a raging flood.
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.”
The video truly shows Texas National Guard troops rescuing campers from Camp Mystic on July 4, hours following early-morning flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. As of July 8,
That includes 40 adults and 28 children. Ten girls from Camp Mystic are still missing, along with one counselor.
Rescue workers on Saturday continued their frantic search for survivors of the deadly and historic floods unleashed when the Guadalupe River burst from its banks in Kerr County on Friday. At least 24 people have died, and more than 20 girls from a private Christian summer camp were still missing.