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Central Texas Flash Flood Toll Surges as Hunt Family Donates $500K After Camp Mystic Loss

Search crews remain on flood watch across Central Texas.

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Overview

  • Statewide fatalities from flash floods have surpassed 80 across six Texas counties; some outlets report the toll has climbed above 100 with several people unaccounted.
  • Camp Mystic confirmed that 27 campers and counselors died when floodwaters from the Guadalupe River surged through its Kerr County grounds on July 4.
  • Search and recovery operations remain active under flood watches, with authorities working to locate missing residents and assess damage.
  • Nine-year-old Janie Hunt, a cousin of Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, was among those killed at the all-girls Christian summer camp.
  • The Hunt family pledged $500,000 to The Salvation Army to support immediate rescue, relief and long-term recovery efforts.