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Camp Mystic Recovery Efforts Press On as Jenna Bush Hager Opens Up About Camp Concerns

July 4 flash floods at the Bush-linked Texas camp have claimed more than 100 lives with scores still missing

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Jenna Bush Hager gets emotional discussing the deadly floods in her home state of Texas.

Overview

  • Search and recovery teams continue combing the flood-prone Guadalupe River basin for dozens of campers still missing after waters surged on July 4.
  • The death toll at Camp Mystic has climbed to 104, including 27 young campers and counselors, as officials warn the count may change.
  • Jenna Bush Hager, whose mother Laura Bush once served as a drama counselor at the century-old camp, described the anxiety of sending her daughters to another Texas summer program.
  • Camp owner Richard “Dick” Eastland lost his life trying to save campers, a sacrifice that Texans and former attendees are honoring.
  • Former president George W. Bush issued a prayerful message of solidarity and state and federal agencies, together with groups like the Red Cross, are coordinating relief for affected families.