Texas, Camp Mystic and Flood Zone
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"We are at Camp Lakamaga today, and this is our third day of Power Girls Camp," Marisa Williams, CEO of Girl Scouts River Valleys, said. "A lot of folks think about Girl Scouts and they think cookies, camps and crafts, and we are so much more than that. This is like a supercharged craft, though, when I think about it."
This weekend, a South Side community center is gearing up for huge sports camp for youngsters. Parents are flocking to get their children in on this female flag football frenzy.
Linda Bason and Deana Hillock checked into the HTR campground on July 3 for a mother-daughter weekend. The next morning, the Kerrville camp was destroyed.
Jane Ragsdale ran the Heart O' the Hills camp for girls in Kerr County. The camp was between sessions when the deluge hit. The only person killed there was Ragsdale.
Richard “Dick” Eastland, the hero director of Camp Mystic, had battled floods on the grounds for decades and even once saw his pregnant wife airlifted from the Texas property because of a deluge, prompting him to repeatedly urge better warning systems in his flood-prone Kerr County.
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Camp Mystic has deep roots with Texas politicians, including former first lady Laura Bush, who worked as a counselor there, and former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who sent his daughters there.
A heartbreaking video shows campers and staffers at Camp Mystic being playful and enjoying their summer hours before waters from the catastrophic Texas flash flood swept away scores of young girls. Camp Mystic nurse Devon Paige shared a video compilation on TikTok of campers from the sleepaway camp dancing,