At Least 24 People Dead From Texas Flooding, 23 Children Missing From All-Girls Camp

By Just The News. At least 24 people have died and more than 20 children from an all-girls camp are missing after the heavy flooding that has occurred jn the state’s south-central region overnight into Friday.

Parents have been posting photos of their missing daughters on social media in the hopes of finding them as soon as possible.

As of Saturday morning, there are at least 23 girls who were attending a camp have not been found after the flooding, according to the Associated Press. (Read more from “At Least 24 People Dead From Texas Flooding, 23 Children Missing From All-Girls Camp” HERE)

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Two Girls at Texas Christian Camp Found Dead as Dozens Remain Missing

By New York Post. At least two of the missing Camp Mystic girls were found dead during Friday’s overnight search and rescue in Texas, according to family and local reports.

Renee Smajstrla, 8, and Janie Hunt, 9, were among as many as 25 campers who were washed away in the deadly Guadalupe River flash floods.

“Thank you to all our friends and family for all the prayers and outreach. Renee has been found and while not the outcome we prayed for, the social media outreach likely assisted the first responders in helping to identify her so quickly,” her uncle wrote on Facebook along with a picture of the young girl beaming.

“We are thankful she was with her friends and having the time of her life, as evidenced by this picture from yesterday. She will forever be living her best life at Camp Mystic. Please continue to pray for the other families in Kerrville.”

Janie was also discovered dead, according to Corpus Christi Crónica. (Read more from “Two Girls at Texas Christian Camp Found Dead as Dozens Remain Missing” HERE)

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