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CNN’s Pamela Brown Returns to Devastated Camp Mystic After Deadly Texas Flood

Her reporting underscores the scale of loss at a once-beloved girls’ camp with crews continuing the search for ten missing children.

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Overview

  • The flash flood struck on Friday, overwhelming the Guadalupe River and inundating Camp Mystic, a long-established all-girls Christian camp that catered to Texas’s elite.
  • Officials confirmed 80 deaths statewide by Sunday evening, including 68 in Kerr County and five campers ages 8 and 9 among the fatalities.
  • Search and rescue teams are examining cabins and nearby riverbanks in a race against rising waters to locate the ten missing campers.
  • Brown, who attended Camp Mystic 30 years ago, recalled childhood games on “The Blob” and hunting for dinosaur fossils along the river that is now a source of devastation.
  • Her on-site coverage captures the emotional weight of the tragedy and highlights the loss of innocence shared by former and current campers.