“Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly,” the camp posted on its website.
Camp officials said they’ve been in contact with local and state authorities “who are tirelessly deploying extensive resources to search for our missing girls.”
The all-girls Christian summer camp is located along the banks of the Guadalupe River, which surged more than 26 feet in less than an hour before dawn Friday.
Kerr County officials had said Sunday night that they were still searching for several girls and one counselor.
It was not clear if the dead in the camp were all among the state’s overall latest tally of 82 dead or if that meant it had increased. Either way, officials have made clear they expect the harrowing toll to rise.
Among those killed were the camp’s longtime owner Dick Eastland, who heroically died attempting to rescue campers, his grandson revealed on social media.
Camp Mystic is located in Kerr County about 85 miles northwest of San Antonio.
It’s been open for nearly 100 years since its founding in 1926 by former University of Texas football coach EJ “Doc” Stewart.
The camp, which provides “young girls with a wholesome Christian atmosphere,” has operated each summer except for three years during World War II, when it was leased by the US government as a recovery facility for Army Air Corps veterans, according to its website.
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When the flash flood struck early Friday, the camp was less than a week into its second, four-week term with more than 700 children in residence, according to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Ten teenagers at died in 1987 in a similar flash flood tragedy along the Guadeloupe River at the nearby Pot O’ Gold Ranch.
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Ten teenagers at died in 1987 in a similar flash flood tragedy along the Guadeloupe River at the nearby Pot O’ Gold Ranch.
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