Pamela Brown reported from Camp Mystic, the site of catastrophic flooding that has resulted in at least 80 fatalities in Texas, including five young girls aged 8 and 9. This flooding was caused by a heavy downpour, and ten campers remain missing. Brown, feeling overwhelmed, shared her memories of the camp, recalling its joy and innocence contrasted with the recent tragedy. Camp counselors heroically helped some girls reach higher ground, illustrating the courage shown amid the chaos and heartbreak following the floods.
The floods, triggered by a freak deluge on Friday, have claimed at least 80 lives statewide, including five girls just 8 and 9 years old, who were sleeping just feet from the rising Guadalupe River.
Reporting from the scene, Brown became choked up as she read the account of how camp counselors led some of the girls hand to hand to higher ground where they cuddled and sang songs.
It's surreal coming back here 30 years later. I was a 10-year-old little camper here, full of so much hope and joy.
To think that that same river is the source of this devastation, it's just hard to wrap my head around.
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