Nearly two dozen young girls at a Texas Christian summer camp are reported missing after their cabins washed away during a "catastrophic" flood overnight, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick confirmed during a news conference on Friday (July 4) via the New York Post.
A total 23 children were reported to be unaccounted for at Camp Mystic, which is located alongside the Guadalupe River in the San Antonio suburb of Hunt, which was hit by up to 10 inches of rain.
The all-girls sleep-away camp was evacuated overnight during the storms, however, some of the campers were reportedly left behind. Some of the girls were reportedly located and are stranded, however, "about 23" remain unaccounted for.
“That does not mean they’ve been lost. They could be in a tree. They could be out of communication. We’re praying for all those missing to be found alive,” Patrick specified.
Staffers sent an email to families informing them of the incident and confirmed that the camp had lost power, water and WiFi during the incident.
“If you have not been personally contacted, then your daughter is accounted for,” the email, which was obtained by KSAT, stated. “We are working with search and rescue currently. The highway has washed away so we are struggling to get more help.”
Camp Mystic said the missing children varied in ages between 7 and 17. At least six people were killed during what Texas Gov. Greg Abbott described as a "devastating flooding" across Hill County and the Concho Valley overnight.