Flood-damaged building with its roof torn off.
Share and Follow

PARENTS who dropped off their little girls at the beloved Christian Camp Mystic in central Texas received a heartwrenching note just three days later, one devastated parent has revealed.

The nearly century-old summer camp was right in the path of the swelling Guadalupe River when deadly rains dumped on the region in the early hours of July 4.

Flood-damaged building with its roof torn off.

Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, outside San Antonio, was one of the areas hardest hit by the devastating July 4 floodsCredit: Getty
Group photo of girls in white clothing on a tennis court.

Both counselors and every girl in the Bubble Inn cabin have been found dead or are missingCredit: Collect
Flood-damaged building with collapsed roof and American flag.

Buildings were left in shambles after the Guadalupe River swelled 30 feetCredit: Getty

So far in the days following the tragedy, 108 bodies have been pulled from the soggy wasteland, and dozens of people are still missing.

Some of the most tragic disappearances among the lost are young campers who were staying at the beloved institution in Hunt, outside San Antonio.

Longtime camp owners Dick and Tweety Eastland welcomed about 750 girls just the same as the 98 years prior in the days leading up to the tragedy.

Christy Colby Heno, a chaperone who went to the camp for 12 years, remembers feeling the excitement in the air when she dropped off her own daughters on June 30.

She said that she caught to catch up with the Eastlands as she ate turkey wraps, fruit salad, and tater tots alongside all of the buzzing girls.

“It was just like every other camp drop-off,” she told the Wall Street Journal.

But just days later, Heno was horrified to receive an eerie note from the camp after the storms passed through.

“If your daughter is not accounted for you have been notified,” read part of the letter.

“If you have not been personally contacted then your daughter is accounted for.

“Please continue to pray.”

CAMP DEVASTATION

Heartwrenching pictures show the sheer devastation brought on by the rushing floods.

Cabins that were once filled to the brim with giggling campers have not been left in shambles, with bunk beds asked on the ground and belongings abandoned by girls.

Nearly every surface at the camp is covered in layers of dirt and grime after the Guadalupe River swelled a whopping 30 feet and rushed water through cabins.

The Bubble Inn cabin sat just 500 feet from the river, and every young girl and counselor inside has been found dead or is missing.

Donald Trump’s statement on Texas floods

“The Trump Administration is working with State and Local Officials on the ground in Texas in response to the tragic flooding that took place yesterday.

“Our Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, will be there shortly.

“Melania and I are praying for all of the families impacted by this horrible tragedy.

“Our Brave First Responders are on site doing what they do best. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS TEXAS!”

The night of the storms, camp director Dick died trying to rush in and save the little girls.

Two of the victims staying in the cabin, 13 and 11-year-old sisters Blair and Brooke Harber, were found 15 miles downstream “with their hands locked together.”

“We are beyond devastated and so heartbroken,” their aunt Jennifer Harber said.

Share and Follow
You May Also Like

Air traffic controller union warns of 'weakened' aviation system

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said Wednesday that the government…

Jeffries says he hasn't heard from White House since Monday meeting

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he hasn’t heard…

UVU Professor’s CIA Connections Disappear Following Kirk Event

A social media investigation has surfaced claims that a Utah Valley University…

Cara Delevingne’s Stunning Hollywood Transformation: Model Shines with a Glamorous New Look, Leaving Her Party Days and ‘Indie Girl’ Style Behind

Beaming and waving to an audience of thousands in the grounds of…

Congress gets paid during a government shutdown, others have to wait

The federal government shut down for the first time since 2019 on…

White House dismisses majority of National Council on the Humanities

The White House dismissed the majority of the National Council on the…

Mitt Romney was right: Self-deportation works 

In 2012, when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was campaigning for president,…

Pope Leo on Trump’s Gaza peace plan: ‘So far it seems to be a realistic proposal’

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday called President Trump’s Gaza peace plan “realistic”…