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Camp Mystic Survivor, 13, Details "Hysterical" Scene During Texas Flood
After 27 Camp Mystic campers died due to the flash floods that hit Texas on July 4, Stella Thompson—a 13-year-old camper who was rescued from the scene—described the terrifying experience.

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Survivor of 1987 Texas camp flood recalls eerily similar experience to Camp Mystic horror
10-year-old survivor recalls waking to rising flood waters in dead of night at Camp Mystic
FEMA Removed Dozens of Camp Mystic Buildings From 100-Year Flood Map Before Expansion, Records Show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the ...

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Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic
Former PEOPLE Staffer Remembers Nephew, 20 Months, Who Died in Texas Floods and Shares Family's Heartbreaking Experience
What It Means to Be a Mystic Girl
“It’s hard not to feel like you are surrounded by a higher power when you’re down there, because it’s just so beautiful,” my friend Olivia Marrus told me.

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Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’
Heroics of Texas camp counselors cast spotlight on those who oversee millions of US kids each summer
Flood survivor, former Camp Mystic camper shares harrowing story
A Lakeway woman shares her experience as both a flood survivor, and a former Camp Mystic camper. AUSTIN, Texas — For Ashley Smith, her heart is tied to the Hill Country in many ways: she grew up in Kerrville, she went to Camp Mystic for eight years and served as a counselor at Heart O' the Hills for two years.
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16-year-old camp survivor recalls heartbreaking precaution she had to take as devastating floods hit
A teenager that managed to survive the deadly floods that killed 27 members of her Texas summer camp over the weekend has recalled the terrifying precautions she was forced to take during the initial storm.
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Camp Mystic was in the nation’s ‘most dangerous river valley ...
RELATED: Survivor of '87 Hill Country flood says July 4 was 'so much worse'. The list of dangers includes “the river and river frontage” as well as rain and lightning. Yet in 1,300 words that ...
'Takes a village to rebuild': Survivor of 1987 flash flood, committed to helping those impacted by latest tragedy
As the Hill Country grapples with the aftermath of a treacherous flash flood, stories of hope, resilience and community support continue to emerge from the darkness
Texas flash flooding: What we know, where it's happening, when storms could end
More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
Camp Mystic, those devastating videos and the role of faith during disasters
Photos and videos of Camp Mystic after the central Texas camp was caught in a deadly deluge over the weekend are going viral. At least 27 children and counselors died after the nearby Guadalupe River became a mass torrent of water that surged over 26 feet in less than an hour on Friday.
Republican congressman reunites with daughters after Texas camp flooding, thanks ‘countless heroes’
Rep. August Pfluger said he reunited with his daughters who were evacuated from Camp Mystic in Texas amid deadly flooding, as stories of heroism emerge.
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