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Houston Holds Candlelight Vigil as Search Expands for Missing Camp Mystic Camper

The vigil at Sinclair Elementary highlights community solidarity behind rescue crews searching for 10-year-old camper Greta Toranzo.

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Overview

  • Kerr County officials said 43 bodies, including 15 children, have been recovered from Camp Mystic, where dozens more campers remain unaccounted for.
  • Governor Greg Abbott has deployed hundreds of emergency personnel in the Texas Hill Country and vowed relentless efforts to locate every flood victim.
  • More than 200 Houston ISD parents, students and community members attended the vigil at Sinclair Elementary to pray for the safe return of Greta Toranzo and other missing campers.
  • Greta’s family is urging the public to continue sharing her photo and to call a dedicated tip line at 832-724-6201 with any information.
  • Attendees left balloons, candles, stuffed animals and chalk messages around a silhouette of Greta on the school fence as tokens of hope and remembrance.