{"id":19781,"date":"2025-07-08T16:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19781"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:22:51","slug":"texas-flood-death-toll-rises-to-51-children-among-victims-at-christian-camp-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19781","title":{"rendered":"Texas Flood Death Toll Rises To 51 \u2014 Children Among Victims At Christian Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>51 people have been killed by flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas, including a number of youngsters from the Christian girls\u2019 summer camp Camp Mystic. A number of others are still missing.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"vumil69f63b4e0a977\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.vumil69f63b4e0a977 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.vumil69f63b4e0a977 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.vumil69f63b4e0a977 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.vumil69f63b4e0a977 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.vumil69f63b4e0a977 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>The catastrophe occurred early on Friday, July 4, when the majority of campers and inhabitants were asleep when a flood alarm was issued at 4 AM.<\/p>\n<p>Five young girls have already been confirmed deceased when the strong surge engulfed Camp Mystic: Renee Smajstrla, age eight; Sarah Marsh, age eight; Janie Hunt, age nine; Lila Bonner, age nine; and Eloise Peck, age eight.<\/p>\n<p>Dick Eastland, the director of Camp Mystic, perished while trying to pull campers out of their cabins as floodwaters surged, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/06\/camp-mystic-director-died-while-saving-girls-kerrville-daily-times-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSAT<\/a>. Jane Ragsdale, the director of the nearby Heart O\u2019 The Hills Camp, also perished in the flooding, even though that camp was not in session, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-weather\/article\/flood-victims-texas-houston-dead-20482752.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41346 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-1024x683.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109.png 1770w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-1024x683.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-109.png 1770w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1024\" data-eio-rheight=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/brown-house-nrnd1-fTsdQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Photographs taken inside the camp showed the devastation: backpacks strewn around, a drenched plush animal on outdoor steps next to twisted clothes, and mud caked on pink and purple mattresses.<\/p>\n<p>Items were entangled in branches and vegetation as the floodwaters carried away entire walls and halfway up the cabin windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe camp was completely destroyed,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>13-year-old camper Elinor Lester said after being evacuated, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc30.com\/post\/kerrville-texas-flooding-camp-girls-missing-guadalupe-river-flood-waters-hit-mystic-least-27-dead\/16970067\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC30<\/a>.<strong>\u00a0\u201cA helicopter landed and started taking people away. It was really scary.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLvQAfMyDxi\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1080&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fmodishtips.com&amp;rp=%2Farchives%2F12733#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A457.5%2C%22ls%22%3A47.399999998509884%2C%22le%22%3A240.70000000298023%7D\" height=\"567\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although some were rescued, local officials reported that 27 girls from Camp Mystic were washed away, several of them in cabins that completely washed out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p>Ashley Flack, whose daughter Annie was found safe,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/05\/us-news\/two-girls-renee-smajstrla-and-janie-hunt-at-texas-christian-camp-found-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>:\u00a0<strong>\u201cThere are lots of families missing, children and friends missing. Our daughter is safe. Our son is safe. The operation to get the girl camp out did a good job. It was very organized, and we\u2019re still hoping and praying for good news for friends that are hoping and praying for good news.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post fb_iframe_widget\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shawn.salta\/posts\/pfbid02UESYvGYcpnQtdRNMHZpMhfgd8nVRYVPPhAbq7sRvcbiLShBQ14kYvo3YhFDwCJLYl\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/v18.0\/plugins\/post.php?app_id=&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df5f036a64fe935b63%26domain%3Dmodishtips.com%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmodishtips.com%252Ff991c2d84dd28b458%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=0&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshawn.salta%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02UESYvGYcpnQtdRNMHZpMhfgd8nVRYVPPhAbq7sRvcbiLShBQ14kYvo3YhFDwCJLYl&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" name=\"f13480ae711595e15\" width=\"500px\" height=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Following the confirmation of Renee Smajstrla\u2019s untimely death, the family released a statement expressing their sorrow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><strong>\u201cThank you to all our friends and family for all the prayers and outreach. Renee has been found, and while not the outcome we prayed for, the social media outreach likely assisted the first responders in helping to identify her so quickly,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Renee\u2019s uncle wrote on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=10165428289778712&amp;set=a.10151405726433712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, sharing a photo of her smiling during her final day at camp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><strong>\u201cWe are thankful she was with her friends and having the time of her life, as evidenced by this picture from yesterday. She will forever be living her best life at Camp Mystic. Please continue to pray for the other families in Kerrville,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>he added.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Marsh\u2019s grandmother, Debbie Ford Marsh, also spoke about her loss, writing:\u00a0<strong>\u201cOur sweet Sarah is gone!\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>adding,\u00a0<strong>\u201cWe will always feel blessed to have had this beautiful spunky ray of light in our lives. She will live on in our hearts forever.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lila Bonner\u2019s family expressed their<strong>\u00a0\u201cunimaginable grief,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0while Eloise\u2019s mother, Missy Peck, said,\u00a0<strong>\u201cEloise was literally friends with everyone. She loved spaghetti but not more than she loved dogs and animals.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/texas-flooding-highland-park-lila-bonner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox 4<\/a>, the two girls had recently completed their second year at Bradfield Elementary School.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post fb_iframe_widget\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SaveMeSteve\/posts\/pfbid0dkVwuDGd1E2XRzyf8ZFkYKD9VgGvEcLGf9DFxTWA3JmUG7dCPnYokYrUTBKYaRNwl\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/v18.0\/plugins\/post.php?app_id=&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfe9125e94919a8e81%26domain%3Dmodishtips.com%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmodishtips.com%252Ff991c2d84dd28b458%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=0&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSaveMeSteve%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0dkVwuDGd1E2XRzyf8ZFkYKD9VgGvEcLGf9DFxTWA3JmUG7dCPnYokYrUTBKYaRNwl&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" name=\"fab5f280771a5490c\" width=\"500px\" height=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Throughout the state, at least 858 people have been rescued, and eight others have been hurt. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/texas-floods-live-updates-rcna217030\/rcrd84354?canonicalCard=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, there were four recorded deaths in Travis County and more in Kendall, Tom Green, and Burnet counties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p>Rob Kelly, the Kerr County Judge, issued a warning that although search and rescue operations are still ongoing, the goal will soon shift to recovery.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 state responders have been sent in as Governor Greg Abbott has extended the disaster declaration to 21 counties.<\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard has sending fixed-wing planes to help, and the Texas National Guard is using helicopters to undertake search flights.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump shared on Truth Social that his administration is coordinating with Texas leaders, writing:\u00a0<strong>\u201cThe Trump Administration is working with State and Local Officials on the ground in Texas in response to the tragic flooding that took place yesterday. Our Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, will be there shortly.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<section id=\"mvp-content-main\" class=\"post-41344 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-current-events tag-christian-camp tag-texas-flood\"><strong>\u201cMelania and I are praying for all of the families impacted by this horrible tragedy. Our Brave First Responders are on site doing what they do best. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS TEXAS!\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>he added.Search operations are ongoing as more rain is predicted for the San Antonio to Waco area, increasing the risk of flash floods and making it more difficult for bereaved families and others who are still awaiting word.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now Trending:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Please SHARE this story with Family and Friends and let us know what you think about it in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sfsiaftrpstwpr\">\n<div class=\"sfsi_responsive_icons\" data-edge-radius=\"5\" data-edge-type=\"Round\" data-icon-width-size=\"240\" data-icon-width-type=\"Fully responsive\">\n<div class=\"sfsi_icons_container sfsi_responsive_without_counter_icons sfsi_medium_button_container sfsi_icons_container_box_fully_container\">\n<div class=\"sfsi_responsive_icon_item_container sfsi_responsive_icon_facebook_container sfsi_medium_button sfsi_responsive_icon_gradient sfsi_centered_icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfsi_wicon lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-icons\/images\/responsive-icon\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"facebook\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-icons\/images\/responsive-icon\/facebook.svg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"mvp-post-tags\"><span class=\"mvp-post-tags-header\">Related Topics:<\/span>Christian Camp, Texas Flood<\/div>\n<div id=\"mvp-author-box-wrap\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-author-box-out right relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-author-box-in\">\n<div id=\"mvp-author-box-text\" class=\"left relative\">\n<p><span class=\"mvp-author-box-name left relative\">Jason Miller<\/span>With over a decade of experience in digital journalism, Jason has reported on everything from global events to everyday heroes, always aiming to inform, engage, and inspire. 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