by Many of the campers at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country come from the leafy districts of Dallas, Houston, and Austin. Following the flood, parents have visited vigils at nearby churches and checked Facebook pages and news websites for information.
Rumors regarding girls who have been found and girls who are still missing have been circulating in group texting. They shared stories, prayers, and phone numbers.
Even still, 27 girls from the Christian camp in Central Texas were still unaccounted for as of Saturday afternoon, one and a half days after the Guadalupe River overflowed its banks in the predawn darkness of July 4.
For the incredibly close-knit group of parents and graduates at Camp Mystic, which is associated with a retreat where Laura Bush worked as a counselor and where Texas Monthly once reported that three generations of Lyndon Johnson’s family had gone, the wait has been excruciating. There was virtually little information available when the flooding was first reported on Friday morning, which led to a frenzied response.
With just a quick email from the camp, parents whose girls were in camp for the session that started last weekend sped toward Kerr County: It stated that we had experienced devastating level floods. You have been informed if your daughter is missing. Your daughter is accounted for if you haven’t received a personal message.
During a news conference on Friday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick stated that approximately 750 girls attended the camp this session.
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