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

[iamshadow21]

As I suspected, given the ages of the girls, an entire cabin of girls and their counselors was lost.

I've chosen the mail, because the way they've marked the girls is up to date. Some other sources still listed Molly as missing. The image has been updated to mark her with a heart, even though the text of the article has not.

Heartbreaking photo shows entire cabin of girls who were washed away

The 13 girls and two counselors were staying in Camp Mystic's Bubble Inn cabin, which, housed the youngest of the girls, aged 8 to 10.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Bubble Inn was also the cabin Dick Eastland was trying to evacuate girls from when his car was overwhelmed with water.

MOO

 

[IceIce9]

I'm honestly shocked they've found so many, so fast. It's got to be extremely difficult searching amongst all the rocks, brush, and debris. Let alone the snakes and the fire ants. Bless them all

I’ll add that I’m amazed that so many escaped the flash flood. There were nearly 700 campers and staff at Camp Mystic at the time, and other camps were nearby.

 

[iamshadow21]

I was sure I'd seen a mule in one of the photos of the rescue efforts! Great to see them helping out and getting some love. Horses are great, but mules are amazing for stamina in rough terrain.

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/texas-flooding-camp-mystic-07-09-25#cmcvv1i010000356ttfubozrc

North Carolina organizations using experience from Helene to help with Texas flooding

Organizers said their work during Hurricane Helene has prepared them for what lies ahead.

www.wbtv.com

The 'hub' of a tiny Kerr County town feeds locals from a demolished storefront

The Hunt Store was badly damaged by the Texas floods, but the owner vows to rebuild the landmark where Kinky Friedman and other music stars performed.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Jade]

This camper’s mother describes what she thought was sufficient training for a flash flood emergency.

Wynne, who used to work at the camp, said she felt her daughter “was in the safest place she could be because of the extensive flood evacuation plans that they trained us on.”

Camper evacuated from Texas flood recalls harrowing hours at Camp Mystic

I wonder what prompt the camp had planned to use to order the evacuations they trained on. They were prepared then but not alerted to act until it was too late for an orderly response and everyone to be saved.

The heroic young counselors who awoke to a situation already at crisis level and the poor 3rd generation camp owner, what a state he must have been in seeing what was happening.


Counselors and staff at Camp Mystic had been scrambling to rescue campers, pushing some through cabin windows and putting children on mattresses to help float on the rising water.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/07/us/scott-ruskan-coast-guard-texas-flooding

Eastland was 74…Eastland also notably survived brain cancer…

According to statements from camp officials and survivors, Eastland was last seen leading a group of girls from a cabin trying to get them to safety. His body was later found near his vehicle.

Richard 'Dick' Eastland, Camp Mystic's 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods

Survivors described scenes of confusion as staff worked to move campers to higher ground. “We went to bed thinking it was just a normal thunderstorm,” Callie McAlary, a 16-year-old camper, told Fox News. “One minute you see lightning strike next to your cabin, and next to you, you hear water’s coming up.”

Richard 'Dick' Eastland, Camp Mystic's 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods



all imo

 

[Jade]

I’ll add that I’m amazed that so many escaped the flash flood. There were nearly 700 campers and staff at Camp Mystic at the time, and other camps were nearby.

I’ve been impressed with how many people were able to swim to safety.

My region is surrounded by lakes, rivers and streams with good swimming holes but so many don’t know how to swim. I have two coworkers who do not know how to swim or even float at all.

 

[Soulmagent]

I’ve been impressed with how many people were able to swim to safety.

My region is surrounded by lakes, rivers and streams with good swimming holes but so many don’t know how to swim. I have two coworkers who do not know how to swim or even float at all.

I am sure ,it had less to do with actual swimming and more about making sure you don't get slammed into debris in the fast moving water.
They said yesterday they found a person alive who got dragged down the river 12 miles hanging on a tree.
Its hell.

 

[iamshadow21]

I wasn't going to update until morning.. I mean, technically it's 1am? But over the evening I've added so many names, I think it's best to repost the list. It's... big. So, sorry about taking up such a big amount of scrolling, but it is what it is. I tried to count, I think it's sixty seven, maybe, but I may have miscounted or added names after I did the count. I don't remember.

For ease of navigation, it's sectioned now, since few letters of the alphabet aren't represented.

As before, if you have a name to add or see an error, please let me know. I'll fix anything in the morning. <3

Current Known Victim List

A

B
Joyce-Catherine Badon, 21, (riverside cabin)
Mary Grace Baker, 8, Camp Mystic
Anna Margaret Bellows, 8, Camp Mystic
Lila Bonner, 9, Camp Mystic
John Burgess, 39, (camping in an RV)
Julia Anderson Burgess, 38, (camping in an RV)
Tanya Burwick, 62, San Angelo (car)

C
Ella Cahill, 21, (riverside cabin)
Chloe Childress, 18, Camp Mystic (counselor)
Cody Crossland, 40s, Ingram (car)
Michelle 'Shellie' Crossland, 50, Ingram (car)

D
Molly DeWitt, 9, Camp Mystic
Josephine 'Phina' Dunlap, adult, Andrews

E
Katheryn Eads, 52, (camping in an RV)
Richard 'Dick' Eastland, 74, Camp Mystic (camp director)

F
Holly Frizzell, 72, Hunt/Casa Bonita

G
Sally Sample Graves, 91, Kerrville

H
Hadley Hanna, 8, Camp Mystic
Blair Harber, 13, (family riverside cabin)
Brooke Harber, 11, (family riverside cabin)
Janie Hunt, 9, Camp Mystic

I

J
Mary Kathryn Jacobe, 8, Camp Mystic
Braxton Jarmon, 15, Leander
Emlyn Jeffrey, adult, (family riverside cabin)
Penny Cooper Jeffrey, adult, (family riverside cabin)

K
Melissa Kamin, adult, (camper)
Rob Kamin, adult, (camper)

L
Lainey Landry, 9, Camp Mystic
Hanna Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic
Rebecca Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic
Al Lorio, 66, Ingram

M
Reese Manchaca, 21, Hunt
Sarah Marsh, 8, Camp Mystic
Alissa Martin, adult, Leander
Amanda Martin, 44, (camping in an RV)
OPD Officer Bailey Martin, 23, (camping)
Bobby Martin, 46, (camping in an RV)
Linnie McCown, 8, Camp Mystic
Blakely McCrory, 8, Camp Mystic
Jake Moeller, 38, (camping in an RV)
Megan Moeller, 33, (camping in an RV)

N
Wynne Naylor, 8, Camp Mystic

O
José Olvera, 70s, Kerr County/Hunt

P
Clay Parisher, 20mo, (family riverside cabin)
Eloise Peck, 8, Camp Mystic
Brad Perry, 49, (camping in an RV)
Preston Prince, 22, (car)

R
Jane Ragsdale, 68, Heart O' The Hills (camp director)
Joel Ramos, adult, Ingram (car)
Tanya Ramsey, 46, (camper)
Sherry Richardson, 64, (riverside cabin)
Cindy Nelson Rushing, 50s/60s, (camper)
James Rushing, 50s/60s, (camper)
Julian Ryan, 27, Ingram (arterial laceration while saving his family)

S
Camille Santana, adult, (riverside cabin)
Mollie Schaffer, adult, Hunt
Shon Scott, adult, Andrews
Renee Smajstrla, 8, Camp Mystic
Mary Stevens, 8, Camp Mystic
Kaitlyn Swallow, 22, Williamson

T
Greta Toranzo, 10, Camp Mystic

U

V
William Venus, 57, (car)

W
Tim Walker, adult, (family riverside cabin)
Amber Wilson, adult, (truck with camper)
Jeff Wilson, 55, Kerrville (truck with camper)

X

Y

Z
Paula Zunker, 35/36, (riverside cabin)
Reece Zunker, 36, (riverside cabin)

 

[Jade]

I am sure ,it had less to do with actual swimming and more about making sure you don't get slammed into debris in the fast moving water.
There said yesterday they found a person alive who got dragged down the river 12 miles hanging on a tree.
Its hell.

The survivors I read about were swimming around in their house to get to their roof or attic or having to leave the house by swimming out a broken window into water apparently not just raging. I should have posted links and quotes to be clear! They were interviews on local to Hill Country channels.

Here’s that survivors story but sadly her other family members that tried to swim didn't survive:

Devyn was in the SUV, stranded in the water. When they tried to get out and swim to higher ground, she was among the ones swept away.

“Devyn said that Joel was just encouraging them that, you know, ‘It’s gonna be okay. We got help coming. Like, Cody’s called 911, we’re gonna be fine.’ And then the water took Joel and swept him away,” Reynolds said, speaking of the conversations with Devyn. “Her and her mom, they hung on for a little while longer before they were swept away.”

For roughly 15 to 20 miles, Devyn somehow survived the raging flood waters traveling from Kerrville to Center Point, where she finally grabbed on to a tree.

“She noted that there was a refrigerator that multiple times had taken her under and debris that kept trying to pull her underwater until she finally was able to get up into the tree,” Reynolds said.

It wasn’t until 10 a.m. that Carl Jeter heard Devyn calling for help from a tree in his backyard.


‘Absolute miracle:’ Woman survives being swept away in Texas Hill Country flash flooding, clings to tree 15 miles away

all imo

 

[Sundog]

I wasn't going to update until morning.. I mean, technically it's 1am? But over the evening I've added so many names, I think it's best to repost the list. It's... big. So, sorry about taking up such a big amount of scrolling, but it is what it is. I tried to count, I think it's sixty seven, maybe, but I may have miscounted or added names after I did the count. I don't remember.

For ease of navigation, it's sectioned now, since few letters of the alphabet aren't represented.

As before, if you have a name to add or see an error, please let me know. I'll fix anything in the morning. <3

Current Known Victim List

A

B
Joyce-Catherine Badon, 21, (riverside cabin)
Mary Grace Baker, 8, Camp Mystic
Anna Margaret Bellows, 8, Camp Mystic
Lila Bonner, 9, Camp Mystic
John Burgess, 39, (camping in an RV)
Julia Anderson Burgess, 38, (camping in an RV)
Tanya Burwick, 62, San Angelo (car)

C
Ella Cahill, 21, (riverside cabin)
Chloe Childress, 18, Camp Mystic (counselor)
Cody Crossland, 40s, Ingram (car)
Michelle 'Shellie' Crossland, 50, Ingram (car)

D
Molly DeWitt, 9, Camp Mystic
Josephine 'Phina' Dunlap, adult, Andrews

E
Katheryn Eads, 52, (camping in an RV)
Richard 'Dick' Eastland, 74, Camp Mystic (camp director)

F
Holly Frizzell, 72, Hunt/Casa Bonita

G
Sally Sample Graves, 91, Kerrville

H
Hadley Hanna, 8, Camp Mystic
Blair Harber, 13, (family riverside cabin)
Brooke Harber, 11, (family riverside cabin)
Janie Hunt, 9, Camp Mystic

I

J
Mary Kathryn Jacobe, 8, Camp Mystic
Braxton Jarmon, 15, Leander
Emlyn Jeffery, adult, (family riverside cabin)
Penny Cooper Jeffrey, adult, (family riverside cabin)

K
Melissa Kamin, adult, (camper)
Rob Kamin, adult, (camper)

L
Lainey Landry, 9, Camp Mystic
Hanna Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic
Rebecca Lawrence, 8, Camp Mystic
Al Lorio, 66, Ingram

M
Reese Manchaca, 21, Hunt
Sarah Marsh, 8, Camp Mystic
Alissa Martin, adult, Leander
Amanda Martin, 44, (camping in an RV)
OPD Officer Bailey Martin, 23, (camping)
Bobby Martin, 46, (camping in an RV)
Linnie McCown, 8, Camp Mystic
Blakely McCrory, 8, Camp Mystic
Jake Moeller, 38, (camping in an RV)
Megan Moeller, 33, (camping in an RV)

N
Wynne Naylor, 8, Camp Mystic

O
José Olvera, 70s, Kerr County/Hunt

P
Clay Parisher, 20mo, (family riverside cabin)
Eloise Peck, 8, Camp Mystic
Brad Perry, 49, (camping in an RV)
Preston Prince, 22, (car)

R
Jane Ragsdale, 68, Heart O' The Hills (camp director)
Joel Ramos, adult, Ingram (car)
Tanya Ramsey, 46, (camper)
Sherry Richardson, 64, (riverside cabin)
Cindy Nelson Rushing, 50s/60s, (camper)
James Rushing, 50s/60s, (camper)
Julian Ryan, 27, Ingram (arterial laceration while saving his family)

S
Camille Santana, adult, (riverside cabin)
Mollie Schaffer, adult, Hunt
Shon Scott, adult, Andrews
Renee Smajstrla, 8, Camp Mystic
Mary Stevens, 8, Camp Mystic
Kaitlyn Swallow, 22, Williamson

T
Greta Toranzo, 10, Camp Mystic

U

V
William Venus, 57, (car)

W
Tim Walker, adult, (family riverside cabin)
Amber Wilson, adult, (truck with camper)
Jeff Wilson, 55, Kerrville (truck with camper)

X

Y

Z
Paula Zunker, 35/36, (riverside cabin)
Reece Zunker, 36, (riverside cabin)

Every time I read the list, I think about the Burgess family, father John and mother Julia, both deceased; and their missing little boys, Jake and James (age 3 and 1), and their surviving daughter, Jenna. The five "J's."

 

[iamshadow21]

The survivors I read about were swimming around in their house to get to their roof or attic or having to leave the house by swimming out a broken window into water apparently not just raging. I should have posted links and quotes to be clear! They were interviews on local to Hill Country channels.

Here’s that survivors story but sadly her other family members that tried to swim didn't survive:

Devyn was in the SUV, stranded in the water. When they tried to get out and swim to higher ground, she was among the ones swept away.

“Devyn said that Joel was just encouraging them that, you know, ‘It’s gonna be okay. We got help coming. Like, Cody’s called 911, we’re gonna be fine.’ And then the water took Joel and swept him away,” Reynolds said, speaking of the conversations with Devyn. “Her and her mom, they hung on for a little while longer before they were swept away.”

For roughly 15 to 20 miles, Devyn somehow survived the raging flood waters traveling from Kerrville to Center Point, where she finally grabbed on to a tree.

“She noted that there was a refrigerator that multiple times had taken her under and debris that kept trying to pull her underwater until she finally was able to get up into the tree,” Reynolds said.

It wasn’t until 10 a.m. that Carl Jeter heard Devyn calling for help from a tree in his backyard.


‘Absolute miracle:’ Woman survives being swept away in Texas Hill Country flash flooding, clings to tree 15 miles away

all imo

Yeah, I added Joel, Cody, and Shellie to the list tonight.

Kyndall and Tasha are still missing.

Devyn beat impossible odds to not only survive but survive to be rescued. They haven't found a survivor since Friday.

MOO

 

[iamshadow21]

Every time I read the list, I think about the Burgess family, father John and mother Julia, both deceased; and their missing little boys, Jake and James (age 3 and 1), and their surviving daughter, Jenna. The five "J's."

Yeah.

I know I'm going to be adding so many more kids to this list. Most of the Mystic girls are found, now, but there are so many families where one or both parents have been found and the kids haven't. There are a lot.

And I know there have been at least two searchers who said they found young boys. The only young male child on the list so far is Clay, who was a toddler. So I'm bracing myself for those kids.

MOO

 

[IceIce9]

I’ve been impressed with how many people were able to swim to safety.

My region is surrounded by lakes, rivers and streams with good swimming holes but so many don’t know how to swim. I have two coworkers who do not know how to swim or even float at all.

I was recently on a boat in Lake Michigan with several other people. The waves picked up and it turned into a rougher ride. A few of the others mentioned that they couldn’t swim. I was stunned that they were out on the water in a smallish boat, and neither of them even had life jackets.

 

[CrimeDawg123]

I was recently on a boat in Lake Michigan with several other people. The waves picked up and it turned into a rougher ride. A few of the others mentioned that they couldn’t swim. I was stunned that they were out on the water in a smallish boat, and neither of them even had life jackets.

 

[Carovb5]

I was recently on a boat in Lake Michigan with several other people. The waves picked up and it turned into a rougher ride. A few of the others mentioned that they couldn’t swim. I was stunned that they were out on the water in a smallish boat, and neither of them even had life jackets.

Isn’t that learned in school? How do people learn to swim? Private lessons then? Where i live, in Europe, it’s part of school lessons. And even the ones who, for whatever reason, can’t/don’t learn how to swim, learn to float. I can’t imagine doing watersports or going on/working in a camp or camping close to water without knowing how to swim. You never know when you need it! So important!

 

[Skigh]

The disastrous Camp Mystic safety plans signed just days before flood

State inspectors approved Camp Mystic's emergency planning just two days before devastating floods took the lives of 27 campers and counselors.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Arkay]

How did we get a dozen '1,000-year floods' in 3 days?

Both Texas and North Carolina experienced '1000-year floods' this week. How is that possible, and is the danger increasing?

www.yahoo.com

I haven’t been following the thread but instead have been reading and watching the news.

I’m not a meteorology geek, but after the floods now also in New Mexico and North Carolina, this article from AccuWeather caught my eye. Apologies if it’s already been posted.

Just too much heartbreak to read here right now. Prayers for all the families.

IMO the ONLY thing that could have helped is to have had a screeching loud warning system, strobe lights, sirens etc. Texts are worthless when phones are off at night or apparently not permitted at the camps.

JMO

 

[ErinC]

Isn’t that learned in school? How do people learn to swim? Private lessons then? Where i live, in Europe, it’s part of school lessons. And even the ones who, for whatever reason, can’t/don’t learn how to swim, learn to float. I can’t imagine doing watersports or going on/working in a camp or camping close to water without knowing how to swim. You never know when you need it! So important!

In my school it was not, though I wasn't in Texas. We didn't so much as have a pool at school and the nearest one was a half-hour drive away. The lessons that were available through city pools cost money, which my family did not have. This type of thing isn't unusual in middle America, so I'm not surprised at all that people didn't know how to swim.

 

[Quill]

Isn’t that learned in school? How do people learn to swim? Private lessons then? Where i live, in Europe, it’s part of school lessons. And even the ones who, for whatever reason, can’t/don’t learn how to swim, learn to float. I can’t imagine doing watersports or going on/working in a camp or camping close to water without knowing how to swim. You never know when you need it! So important!

The camp my daughter worked in everyone had to take a swim test and prove their ability no matter what their role working in the camp was.

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

“The state was aware that there was a possible serious flooding event days in advance and pre-positioned assets and resources and personnel,” Abbott said at a Tuesday press conference. “We originally pre-positioned those assets, personnel and resources on Wednesday. Then, when greater clarity was discerned on Wednesday, we moved them closer and made sure we had adequate supplies going into Friday. We were ready.”

The Texas Division of Emergency Management “activated” state emergency response resources across West Texas and the Hill Country on July 2, according to a TDEM press release.
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Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring said during a press conference on Wednesday that he wasn’t aware of any resources or personnel sent to his area, although the TDEM had people in Kerrville after the floods struck his city.

Kerrville mayor says he wasn’t aware of state resources that Gov. Abbott said were in place ahead of flooding

The governor said Tuesday that the state had “assets, resources, and personnel” in place before the July 4 floods.

www.kxxv.com

TDEM Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of West, Central Texas Flood Threat

tdem.texas.gov

 

[mickey2942]

I have learned that you can have "Disaster Training" every quarter, review the "Disaster Plan" each year. And then, when a disaster actually happens, there is always something that we didn't know, or cover. There is always something!

I have been fortunate to have never had anyone die. And I am sure that many emergency coordinators are reviewing their own plans for flash floods, weather incidents, to see what is missing. If nothing else, this incident may save lives in the future. That is really the only way we learn and improve. Unfortunately.