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re: Reports of over 20 young camp girls missing In TX floods
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:00 am to GeauxTigers123
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:00 am to GeauxTigers123
Yes it is easy to say today. You have to let kids live. You can’t keep them locked in the house all day. This is a pure and awful tragedy that was out of everyone’s control. There is zero blame you can put on anyone…my heart is broken for all families involved.
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Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:04 am to CitizenK
Age there any updates at all in the missing kids? This story had me so amped up last night, I woke up 50 times checking TD for updates. Those poor babies.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:05 am to VanRIch
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This is so sad. My 12 year old son asked us yesterday if he could go to a camp next summer, where he and a couple of his buddies (who went this year) fly alone and get picked up at the airport by the camp people. My initial instinct was no fricking way. Flying alone isn’t the reservation but it’s getting picked up at the airport by people we’ve never met, driven to a camp for a week and then dropped back off at the airport just doesn’t feel right. This doesn’t help his case.
There’ll be another time for this conversation, but I can say undoubtedly camp was a great experience for me as a kid and my children. We also went for much longer than a week and it can really teach a lot about being an independent, capable person. A good camp with experience staff and proven track record will take care of your kids. This is a tragic situation, not much different than a tornado strike. I know those counselors probably fought for their campers like they were family.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:09 am to GetBackToWork
This is such a sad situation. I feel terrible for the parents. I saw the video of how fast that water came in and nothing could have been done fast enough. I just hope they can recover all the missing for the parents.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:12 am to GetBackToWork
Flash Flood Emergency is still in effect for most of Burnet, as well as parts of Travis and surrounding counties for the next couple hours.
Rainfall rates with this system have been 4-6"/hr at times.
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Additional heavy rainstorms have formed between Austin and San Antonio. Heavy rain rates and flash flooding is possible with any storm that develops. Rain rates of 4 to 6 inches per hour are possible with the strongest storms. Avoid high water and heed all warnings!
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Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:14 am to No Colors
quote:These “Alex Jones” takes in situations like these just show how parts of society have lost all touch. Just frick off.
How could those girls still have their flip flops on? Seems fishy.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:15 am to LegendInMyMind
Per the 10AM press conference, as of 8:55AM in Kerrville & Kerr County: 27 dead, but numbers will change rapidly today. Over 800 rescued. Still in active search and rescue mode. REPORT MISSING PEOPLE: 830-258-1111
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:20 am to tigafan4life
Yeah, the video of the cabin floating away with what I took to be the counselor apparently signaling his flashlight was awful. Many camps are like large extended families, with friendships crossing over many years. I read today one camp lost its long time director in the flood, and the outpouring of sympathy was widespread from those who knew her through camping circles.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:22 am to TxWadingFool
Think this is the saddest and most horrifying thing I’ve ever seen. Biased as a father of young girls but the combination of everything associated with how these girls died and the agony of the families is too horrific to even think about. God Bless them all.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:27 am to 257WBY
Yep as far as I can tell the NWS gave adequate warnings leading up to the event. This was just a devastating event I’m not sure what could else could have been done.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:29 am to covtgr
After the 1987 flood, you would think there would be some kind of better warning system.
Plus…We just had one in Arkansas not long ago. It was really bad. Just like this one.
Plus…We just had one in Arkansas not long ago. It was really bad. Just like this one.
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Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:29 am to SWLA92
Can't read the thread because it would hurt too much, only tell me if they have been found please.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:31 am to GetBackToWork
I think I read that the floating house video those people were rescued after it got lodged into some trees
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:32 am to sidewalkside
Some amazing stories coming out...this is from a friend:
"I have heard from so many people asking about [my son] or telling me what a great job he did yesterday and he did, but I’m not being modest when I tell you that every one of the La Junta counselors was amazing. The boys in the cabins that were flooding and collapsing, what they did boggles the mind. They were treading water to get their boys up into the rafters. They were going underwater to push the boys up to get them high enough to get into the rafters. [My son] and the other boys all worked together to save them and get them to safety, everyone of those boys is a hero. They went through rushing water filled with debris - tables - furniture - It’s unbelievable. The counselors in cabins 34, 5 & 6 getting those boys out as the cabins were collapsing. There are no words for what those boys did. They saved every single boy. I’m so thankful. But all those boys have family or close friends at Mystic and it’s so hard for them to feel any happiness knowing that they’ve lost some of those girls. Still I know God is good"
"I have heard from so many people asking about [my son] or telling me what a great job he did yesterday and he did, but I’m not being modest when I tell you that every one of the La Junta counselors was amazing. The boys in the cabins that were flooding and collapsing, what they did boggles the mind. They were treading water to get their boys up into the rafters. They were going underwater to push the boys up to get them high enough to get into the rafters. [My son] and the other boys all worked together to save them and get them to safety, everyone of those boys is a hero. They went through rushing water filled with debris - tables - furniture - It’s unbelievable. The counselors in cabins 34, 5 & 6 getting those boys out as the cabins were collapsing. There are no words for what those boys did. They saved every single boy. I’m so thankful. But all those boys have family or close friends at Mystic and it’s so hard for them to feel any happiness knowing that they’ve lost some of those girls. Still I know God is good"
This post was edited on 7/5/25 at 10:33 am
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:33 am to loogaroo
quote:I believe the area was under Flood warning earlier in the day.
After the 1987 flood, you would think there would be some kind of better warning system.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:33 am to SWLA92
I believe you’re right, they were rescued, but I was thinking about kids in that cabin and those in others who weren’t so lucky. Prayers for all. As a father this is hard to watch.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:37 am to Chicken
It is hard for anyone to know how they would react in a situation like that. It sounds like those camps picked some great counselors and staff. I hope they can all lean on each other and the support of the community they have created in the aftermath of this. Tragedy can create strong bonds in its wake, a bond those people will hopefully make good use of.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:41 am to billjamin
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Has that area been really dry? We have a place closer to Abilene on 277 and was just there last week and it’s green, muddy and tanks are full.
My in-laws are in Stamford north of Abilene and they been fine on rain but not my parents.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:43 am to TxWadingFool
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As of 9am, the lake has risen 2' in the last 12 hours, the surge hit there early this morning.
A guy at a restaurant this morning said he heard 3’ in 12 hours…..so 2’-3’. He also said at 3am this morning a big wave hit the Guadalupe River bridge on Hwy 281.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:43 am to Chicken
@TheIntelFrog has become a good aggregator for disaster situations. He started this thread yesterday and has over 70 posts in it now.
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