TX TX-Hunt, Overnight flooding at Camp Mystic, all girls camp. Unknown number of missing. July 4, 2025

[CrimeDawg123]

I can understand someone not knowing the risk if they're from out of town, but anyone from the area, especially a camp owner, has no excuse. Floods are so common. I was in a flood in the 90's at another campground on the Guadalupe. We lost all our possessions and a pickup. Some locals helped us out and gave us dry clothes and a ride. It's a very common story.

This flood event was obviously so much worse, all factors had to line up exactly to produce it. There were mere minutes once the river started rising to get everyone out. All property owners/managers should have been on high alert all night guiding their charges to safety. There were plenty of warnings. There is simply no excuse.

 

[CrimeDawg123]

What is flash flood alley and what do Texans in its path face?

Central Texas is one of the most dangerous regions in the U.S. for flash flooding. Here’s why.

www.tpr.org

 

[Skigh]

Tears in Texas as mourners hold candlelight vigil for flood victims

At least 27 of the victims were students or staff at the Christian summer camp for girls.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Two young sisters killed in the catastrophic Texas floods sent their parents a heartbreaking 'I love you' text before they drowned.

Blair, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were found dead with their 'hands locked together' after the Guadalupe River rose to record heights over the weekend, completely flooding the camping area where they were staying with their family.

At least 82 people were killed in the devastation along the Guadalupe River, outside of San Antonio, and 41 remain missing.

 

[sony12]

Unbelievable how the flooding could have been this bad in this day in age. Usually they build dams and have other safety precautions to make sure catostraphic flooding like this never occurs. The pictures they are showing look like the area was struck by a tornado or hurricane.

 

[sds71]

“I had about 200 kids — scared, cold, and terrified. Probably the worst day of their lives.”Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskin shares how he helped save 165 people during the devastating Texas floods at Camp Mystic.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1942185536304676874

 

[Chimera]

Horribly sad, but I leave it up to the people of Texas to decide on their representatives.

However, I am positive that every summer the students at A&M University are looking for internships. It is a major IT University in Texas. Why not ask students to develop prototypes for warning systems, rather than wait till representatives find the money, decide who the contracts go to, etc, etc.

Best businesses in this world have been started by students. (Some even, because the project got a “C” and they were told, “it won’t work”.)

Well, I live in Texas. Due to gerrymandering, what I personally want or think doesn’t matter to the politicians who represent me at the state or national level.

Nonetheless, I agree that our university students could design an alert system. The tricky part would be to pay for and implement the systems. People are reluctant to spend money on public projects here, and businesses have to make a profit.

Finally, 95% of land is privately owned here, including the land surrounding the Guadalupe River. Implementing alert systems would require the cooperation of private landowners and businesses.

Agreed with both posts. ^^^
Excellent points.

 

[missourimom2]

Unbelievable how the flooding could have been this bad in this day and age. Usually they build dams and have other safety precautions to make sure catostraphic flooding like this never occurs. The pictures they are showing look like the area was struck by a tornado or hurricane.

I live in an area where flash floods sweep people away every year. We have a lot of bad weather here with tornadoes, but flash floods are what scare me the most.

 

[Sarahlou]

Tears in Texas as mourners hold candlelight vigil for flood victims

At least 27 of the victims were students or staff at the Christian summer camp for girls.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Two young sisters killed in the catastrophic Texas floods sent their parents a heartbreaking 'I love you' text before they drowned.

Blair, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were found dead with their 'hands locked together' after the Guadalupe River rose to record heights over the weekend, completely flooding the camping area where they were staying with their family.

At least 82 people were killed in the devastation along the Guadalupe River, outside of San Antonio, and 41 remain missing.

I need to stop reading these stories, they are too heartbreaking.

 

[Chimera]

BBM

Follow the money…or the lack thereof.

According to the excellent Texas Tribune’s article, Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year:





Even local communities balked at the great expense of a siren system:



But don’t worry, the state will take care of it, eventually:



Forget striking while the iron is hot to improve and pass House Bill 13, or to rally support for local funding—let’s just wait till the iron is nice and cool so we don’t have to pay a dang penny.

Red and purple emphasis mine.
I think the bolded is important to consider !
However, maybe now opinions will shift ?
Omo.

 

[IceIce9]

Unbelievable how the flooding could have been this bad in this day and age. Usually they build dams and have other safety precautions to make sure catostraphic flooding like this never occurs. The pictures they are showing look like the area was struck by a tornado or hurricane.

Flash floods can overflow dams and cause them to collapse.

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[iamshadow21]

"Ordinarily," he says, "this is a beautiful place, an idyllic place."

Texas floods: Summer camp confirms 27 girls and staff among dead in flash floods as more rain expected

Search efforts continue for a fourth day with more than 80 people confirmed dead following flash floods in central Texas.

www.bbc.com

"My mom was a counselor there, but also so many of my friends were raised at this camp. "

Texas floods live updates: More than 80 dead as search for survivors intensifies

Texas floods live updates: More than 80 dead as searches for survivors intensifies

www.nbcnews.com

The lemonade stand kids raised over five grand.

Texas floods live updates: More than 80 dead as search for survivors intensifies

Texas floods live updates: More than 80 dead as searches for survivors intensifies

www.nbcnews.com

 

[iamshadow21]

I'm trying to find a comprehensive list of known victims, but there doesn't seem to be one yet. I'm scouring a bunch of articles for names confirmed by officials or families.

I'm going to start one and add to it as we hear more.

Renee Smajstrla, 8, Camp Mystic
Sarah Marsh, 8, Camp Mystic
Janie Hunt, 9, Camp Mystic
Jane Ragsdale, 68, Heart O' The Hills (camp director)
Julian Ryan, 27, Ingram (arterial laceration while saving his family)
Katheryn Eads, 52, (camping in an RV)
Blair Harber, 13, (family riverside cabin)
Brooke Harber, 11, (family riverside cabin)
Bobby Martin, 46, (camping in an RV)
Amanda Martin, 44, (camping in an RV)
Lila Bonner, 9, Camp Mystic
Tanya Burwick, 62, San Angelo (car)
Anna Margaret Bellows, 8, Camp Mystic
Eloise Peck, 8, Camp Mystic
Dick Eastland, 74, Camp Mystic (camp director)
Reece Zunker, 36, (riverside cabin)
Paula Zunker, 35/36, (riverside cabin)

Texas flood victims: Everything we know

The death toll from the devastating Texas floods continues to rise, with further rainfall and flash floods expected Monday

www.independent.co.uk

'A trustee of this treasure': Heart O' The Hills camp director dies in Kerr County flooding

Friends and former campers remember Jane Ragsdale, who attended the camp, then became its leader.

www.keranews.org

'I’m not going to make it' | Man dies saving family from Texas Hill Country floodwaters

His arm was almost cut off when he punched out a window to save his family. First responders couldn't get to him in time. Now, Julian Ryan's family wants changes.

www.khou.com

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/texas-flood-victims.html

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

At least 51 dead in Texas floods, with dozens still missing from summer camp

Dozens dead in Texas floods as search continues for more than 20 missing from camp

www.nbcnews.com

8-year-old's body recovered in Hill Country floods

www.nbcdfw.com

Kerrville Tivy soccer coach, wife found dead while 2 kids are still missing after catastrophic Texas floods

A high school soccer coach and his wife were found dead after floodwaters hit their vacation site on the Fourth of July. Their two kids are still reportedly missing.

www.kens5.com

Linnie McCown, 8, Camp Mystic
Mary Stevens, 8, Camp Mystic
Wynne Naylor, child, Camp Mystic
Lainey Landry, child, Camp Mystic

Hill Country flood disaster: What we know about the victims so far

Dozens were killed after devastating flash floods stormed Kerr County the morning of July 4th.

www.khou.com

A Voice For The Voiceless, Inc.

💔 We are devastated to share the heartbreaking news that Lainey Landry has been found and is no longer with us. Her family has confirmed her passing, with her great-aunt writing to us directly,...

www.facebook.com

https://www.facebook.com/AVoiceForTheVoicelessInc/posts/pfbid02VmmwVHZN55LdEW8JqcpJNfs1oc3rRVSi4gsFqpmvHDT1fjvptHSwtixDhSxYWZzMl

Kaitlyn Swallow, 22, Williamson
Jeff Wilson, 55, Kerrville (truck with camper)
Chloe Childress, 18, Camp Mystic (counselor)
Hanna Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic
Rebecca Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic
Holly Frizzell, 72, Hunt/Casa Bonita

Death toll climbs to 81 as flood-ravaged Texas faces more rain; Trump plans visit: Updates

Meanwhile, anguished parents waited for word on the 10 young campers still missing from Camp Mystic, which was hit hard by floodwaters.

www.usatoday.com

30-year Humble ISD employee, Kingwood Park HS teacher, dies in Central Texas flooding, district says

Humble ISD said Jeff Wilson, who worked in the district for three decades, was killed in the flooding that battered Kerrville County. His wife and son are still unaccounted for.

abc13.com

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/texas-flood-victims.html

Hill Country flood disaster: What we know about the victims so far

Dozens were killed after devastating flash floods stormed Kerr County the morning of July 4th.

www.khou.com

José Olvera, 70s, Kerr County/Hunt

Texas floods live updates: More than 80 dead as search for survivors intensifies

Texas floods live updates: More than 80 dead as searches for survivors intensifies

www.nbcnews.com

 

[missourimom2]

Renee Smajstrla, 8, Camp Mystic

Sarah Marsh, 8, Camp Mystic

Janie Hunt, 9, Camp Mystic

Jane Ragsdale, 68, Heart O' The Hills (camp director)

Julian Ryan, 27, Ingram (arterial laceration while saving his family)

Katheryn Eads, 52, (camping in an RV)

Blair Harber, 13, (family riverside cabin)

Brooke Harber, 11, (family riverside cabin)

Bobby Martin, 46, (camping in an RV)

Amanda Martin, 44, (camping in an RV)

Lila Bonner, 9, Camp Mystic

Tanya Burwick, 62, San Angelo (car)

Anna Margaret Bellows, 8, Camp Mystic

Eloise Peck, 8, Camp Mystic

Dick Eastland, 74, Camp Mystic (camp director)

Reece Zunker, 36, (riverside cabin)

Paula Zunker, 35/36, (riverside cabin)

Linnie McCown, 8, Camp Mystic

Mary Stevens, 8, Camp Mystic

Wynne Naylor, child, Camp Mystic

Lainey Landry, child, Camp Mystic

Kaitlyn Swallow, 22, Williamson

Jeff Wilson, 55, Kerrville (truck with camper)

Chloe Childress, 18, Camp Mystic (counselor)

Hanna Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic

Rebecca Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic

Holly Frizzell, 72, Hunt/Casa Bonita

José Olvera, 70s, Kerr County/Hunt

 

[iamshadow21]

Renee Smajstrla, 8, Camp Mystic

Sarah Marsh, 8, Camp Mystic

Janie Hunt, 9, Camp Mystic

Jane Ragsdale, 68, Heart O' The Hills (camp director)

Julian Ryan, 27, Ingram (arterial laceration while saving his family)

Katheryn Eads, 52, (camping in an RV)

Blair Harber, 13, (family riverside cabin)

Brooke Harber, 11, (family riverside cabin)

Bobby Martin, 46, (camping in an RV)

Amanda Martin, 44, (camping in an RV)

Lila Bonner, 9, Camp Mystic

Tanya Burwick, 62, San Angelo (car)

Anna Margaret Bellows, 8, Camp Mystic

Eloise Peck, 8, Camp Mystic

Dick Eastland, 74, Camp Mystic (camp director)

Reece Zunker, 36, (riverside cabin)

Paula Zunker, 35/36, (riverside cabin)

Linnie McCown, 8, Camp Mystic

Mary Stevens, 8, Camp Mystic

Wynne Naylor, child, Camp Mystic

Lainey Landry, child, Camp Mystic

Kaitlyn Swallow, 22, Williamson

Jeff Wilson, 55, Kerrville (truck with camper)

Chloe Childress, 18, Camp Mystic (counselor)

Hanna Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic

Rebecca Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic

Holly Frizzell, 72, Kerr County/Hunt

José Olvera, 70s, Hunt/Casa Bonita

I understand the neatness of compiling the names into one post, but the original posts had the links to MSM sources. In a mass casualty event when names of both the dead and the missing are floating around the media, it's kind of important to keep those sources linked. There's at least one person, for example, who was reported early as amongst the deceased, but it was a misidentification. The original article was changed to reflect that he is still missing, but the ripples out into other msm articles haven't been corrected. I have made sure that person has not been added to the list, and they won't be by me until they are found and correctly identified. If a name ends up listed here without a source, it's going to be very difficult to find where it came from. Some names have been widely reported and repeated, but others have only been mentioned in one article or in a tiny section on a single MSM site's liveblog. Keeping the source matters when things are changing quickly and misinformation can become 'fact' through repetition.

MOO

 

[teeby]

I understand the neatness of compiling the names into one post, but the original posts had the links to MSM sources. In a mass casualty event when names of both the dead and the missing are floating around the media, it's kind of important to keep those sources linked. There's at least one person, for example, who was reported early as amongst the deceased, but it was a misidentification. The original article was changed to reflect that he is still missing, but the ripples out into other msm articles haven't been corrected. I have made sure that person has not been added to the list, and they won't be by me until they are found and correctly identified. If a name ends up listed here without a source, it's going to be very difficult to find where it came from. Some names have been widely reported and repeated, but others have only been mentioned in one article or in a tiny section on a single MSM site's liveblog. Keeping the source matters when things are changing quickly and misinformation can become 'fact' through repetition.

MOO

I agree with this. I can think of at least two people where early reports were wrong (one who was identified as dead, but it was a false ID, and one who was reported to have been found alive, but turned out to be dead). I will try to go through and copy the neat list and make each name into a hyperlink to the source so it's both easily readable and clearly sourced this afternoon, unless someone else gets to it first.

 

[IceIce9]

Renee Smajstrla, 8, Camp Mystic

Sarah Marsh, 8, Camp Mystic

Janie Hunt, 9, Camp Mystic

Jane Ragsdale, 68, Heart O' The Hills (camp director)

Julian Ryan, 27, Ingram (arterial laceration while saving his family)

Katheryn Eads, 52, (camping in an RV)

Blair Harber, 13, (family riverside cabin)

Brooke Harber, 11, (family riverside cabin)

Bobby Martin, 46, (camping in an RV)

Amanda Martin, 44, (camping in an RV)

Lila Bonner, 9, Camp Mystic

Tanya Burwick, 62, San Angelo (car)

Anna Margaret Bellows, 8, Camp Mystic

Eloise Peck, 8, Camp Mystic

Dick Eastland, 74, Camp Mystic (camp director)

Reece Zunker, 36, (riverside cabin)

Paula Zunker, 35/36, (riverside cabin)

Linnie McCown, 8, Camp Mystic

Mary Stevens, 8, Camp Mystic

Wynne Naylor, child, Camp Mystic

Lainey Landry, child, Camp Mystic

Kaitlyn Swallow, 22, Williamson

Jeff Wilson, 55, Kerrville (truck with camper)

Chloe Childress, 18, Camp Mystic (counselor)

Hanna Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic

Rebecca Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic

Holly Frizzell, 72, Hunt/Casa Bonita

José Olvera, 70s, Kerr County/Hunt

Are all these confirmed victims? Do you have a link?

 

[iamshadow21]

I agree with this. I can think of at least two people where early reports were wrong (one who was identified as dead, but it was a false ID, and one who was reported to have been found alive, but turned out to be dead. I will try to go through and copy the neat list and make each name into a hyperlink to the source so it's both easily readable and clearly sourced this afternoon, unless someone else gets to it first.

Brilliant. I'm in Australia and I just climbed into bed, so if you're awake and eager, have at it, but if not then I'll get to it in the morning. I don't mind doing it if you aren't able to get to it, I'd been thinking myself of making one list but I'm too tired to do it tonight. I just wanted José Olvera on the thread because I hadn't seen him reported anywhere else, just in that tiny live feed stub I found just as I was coming to bed. That's why I bothered to update just for him. I worried I'd lose track of him if I waited till morning. I've got a dozen different msm liveblog feeds open for this crisis in separate tabs and some auto refresh whether I like it or not.

MOO

 

[iamshadow21]

Are all these confirmed victims? Do you have a link?

They've just taken the names from mine and teeby's previous posts, all of which have msm links.

We're going to make a full list with links included.

Teeby's on it, and if they don't get to it, I will tomorrow.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Mark Walker, 52, Sara Walker, 50, and their son Johnny Walker, 14 from Kentfield, in Marin County, CA, are missing. They were staying at a house in Hunt, TX while their daughter Ellie, 16, was attending a camp. Ellie was rescued.

Bay Area family among dozens missing in Texas flooding

A Bay Area family from Marin County is among the dozens missing after a devastating flood in Central Texas.

abc7news.com

Marin County Family, Brother of Former Giants Pitcher Tyler Walker, Missing After Texas Floods

A Kentfield family is among the missing after Friday's flash floods in Central Texas. Mark Walker, 52, who's the brother of former Giants pitcher Tyler Walker, Mark's wife, Sara, 50, and their son Johnny, 14, were visiting Hunt, Texas. Their daughter Ellie was reportedly rescued from summer camp.

sfist.com

Marin County family among missing in Texas // L.A. projects stall as workers go into hiding

Good morning. It's Monday, July 7. Marin County family among the missing in Texas flood. Los Angeles projects stall as workers go into hiding. And

www.californiasun.co

 

[pandorasbox]

I edited it myself to include labels

I appreciate the labeled map. Cross referencing it to the flood plains map on FEMA Flood Map Service Center | Search By Address, nearly the whole camp is in flood plains. It's unfathomable to me that it was allowed to be built. One more thing to check before sending my kids anywhere.