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Posthumous Letters From 8-Year-Old Camp Mystic Victim Offer Comfort as Funerals Proceed

Funerals in Kerr County have begun after the July 4 flash flood, with posthumous letters offering glimpses of the victims’ final days.

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Blakely McCrory is one of 27 Camp Mystic campers or counselors who died during flooding in Texas.

Overview

  • Two letters from 8-year-old Blakely McCrory, sent moments before the July 4 flash flood, arrived at her Houston home days after she was confirmed among the 27 Camp Mystic victims.
  • In her first note on camp stationery, Blakely described the experience as “amazing” and detailed activities such as tennis, horseback riding and land sports.
  • Her second letter made a poignant request that her mother keep Blakely’s Barbie Dream house instead of donating it during the family’s upcoming move.
  • Survivors recalled that Blakely urged fellow campers not to be afraid as water surged through the camp’s low-lying cabins.
  • Funerals for the 27 Camp Mystic victims are underway in Kerr County while communities across the Texas Hill Country continue recovery from floods that have claimed over 130 lives.