Overview

• Unprecedented torrents on July 4 pushed the Guadalupe River more than 20 feet in under an hour, overwhelming riverside cabins.
• At Camp La Junta, staff waded into chest-deep water, formed human chains and led boys to higher cabins and hillside refuge without any fatalities.
• About five miles downstream at Camp Mystic, rushing waters destroyed structures and resulted in at least 27 confirmed deaths with more still missing.
• State officials report that at least 119 people have died and 173 remain unaccounted for in the broader Central Texas flood disaster.
• Local and state agencies have deployed additional search teams at Camp Mystic and launched investigations into gaps in flood alert protocols.