NEWS HEADLINES: UPDATE On Camp Mystic Tragedy — Many Still Missing * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Noah

UPDATE On Camp Mystic Tragedy — Many Still Missing * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Noah

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This is an update to a story we first brought you last night, one of the worst stories I have ever covered on this website.

In case you missed it:

BREAKING: 23 Girls Missing After Catastrophic Flash Floods Hit Christian Camp In Texas

Now some updates, although I have to tell you it’s mostly not good news.

We’ll start with every bit of good news I have, starting with this rescue:

The NY Post confirms this was actually a 22-year old woman:

From the NY Post:

Incredible video captured the moment rescuers recovered a woman who was dragged 20 miles down the Guadalupe River and dumped into a tree during the deadly Fourth of July floods.

The 22-year-old woman was found desperately clinging to the branches of a Cypress tree, several feet in the air as the roaring floodwaters rushed below her, KEN5S reported.

A Center Point homeowner heard her screaming for help and rushed to her aid — and just in the nick of time.

One of the tree branches had already been ripped away and another was slowly starting to give way when the man spotted the woman.

“I hear you, I see you,” the homeowner told the woman, according to the local television station.

The man, who was not identified, called 911 — but received no response from the inundated emergency hotline.

Instead, he rushed onto the street and flagged down first responders who were already conducting search and rescue missions.

The crew sent in boats to find the woman, who had already been stranded in the tree for several hours.

Another rescue here:

President Trump promised immediate help: “ANYTHING YOU NEED”.

Blackhawk helicopters immediately joined the search and rescue less than one hour later:

These boys were not from Camp Mystic but they had a heroic survival and tell their incredible story.

Impressive young men!

NEW: Two brothers explain their terrifying night and how they survived the Kerr County floodwaters.

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The brothers were sleeping at Camp La Junta when they started floating.

At least 24 people have lost their lives in the flood.

Authorities say more than 20 girls are missing from Camp Mystic in Kerr County, according to CNN.

Pray for these children

Now the bad news…

The most recent update from the AP says 23 girls from the camp are still unaccounted for as of press time for this article:

Texas parents frantically posted photos of their young daughters on social media with pleas for information as at least 23 campers from an all-girls summer camp were unaccounted for Friday after floods tore through the state’s south-central region overnight.

At least 27 people, including nine children, are dead after a storm unleashed nearly a foot of rain just before dawn Friday and sent floodwaters gushing out of the Guadalupe River through the region known for its century-old summer camps. Many more are still missing.

State officials said 23 to 25 girls from Camp Mystic, a riverside Christian camp in Hunt, Texas, still were unaccounted for. They declined to estimate how many people were missing across the region but said a massive search was underway, with 237 rescued so far.

“I’m asking the people of Texas, do some serious praying,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said. “On-your-knees kind of praying that we find these young girls.”

Flood turns storied Camp Mystic into a horror story
The camp was established in 1926. It grew so popular over the following decades that families are now encouraged to join the waitlist to put prospective campers on the waitlist years in advance in hopes of snagging one of the coveted summer sessions. The bonds formed at camp seem to last, with former campers invited back as adults to attend alumni weekends.

Photos and videos taken before the flood are idyllic, showing large cabins with tidy green-shingled roofs and names like “Wiggle Inn,” tucked among the sturdy oak and cypress trees that grow on the banks of the Guadalupe River. In some social media posts, girls are fishing, riding horses, playing kickball or performing choreographed dance routines in matching T-shirts to uplifting pop songs. Girls ranging in age from 8 to 17 years old pose for the camera with big smiles, arms draped across the shoulders of their fellow campers.

But the floodwaters left behind a starkly different landscape: A pickup truck is balanced precariously on two wheels, its side lodged halfway up a tree. A wall is torn entirely off one building, the interior empty except for a Texas flag and paintings hung high along one side. A twisted bit of metal — perhaps a bedframe — is stacked next to colorful steamer trunks and broken tree limbs.

First responders are scouring the riverbanks in hopes of finding survivors. Social media posts are now focused on the faces of the missing.

Rescuers evacuate some campers by helicopter
By Friday afternoon, Texas Game Wardens had arrived at Camp Mystic and were evacuating campers who had sheltered on higher ground. A rope was tied so girls could hang on as they walked across a bridge, the floodwaters rushing around their knees.

Elinor Lester, 13, said she was evacuated with her cabinmates by helicopter after wading through floodwaters. She recalled startling awake around 1:30 a.m. as thunder crackled and water pelted the cabin windows.

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.

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