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In the week since the Guadalupe River rose, dozens of donation methods have been set up to support the people of Kerr County. In Dallas, a group of kids
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The July Fourth flood moved so quickly in the middle of the night that it caught many off guard in a county that lacked a warning system.
Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the outside world. According to a Kerr County history book, floodwaters at Camp Mystic almost reached the top of the dining hall’s stairs.
The remains of Katherine Ferruzzo, the only Camp Mystic counselor who remained unaccounted for, were found Friday, her family said in a statement. Ferruzzo, 19, is among the 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors who died during the devastating July 4 flooding in Kerr County. She was serving as a counselor at the camp's Bubble Inn this summer.
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Katherine Ferruzzo had been accepted to the University of Texas at Austin for the fall semester and planned to become a Special Education teacher, her family said.
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Texas Rangers have identified Kellyanne Elizabeth Lytal, 8, as a victim of Camp Mystic after 27 girls went missing after the Guadalupe River flooded the Christian retreat.
"And our cabins are high up, and for them to be flooding, it's like, you know, something's wrong," Georgia Jones said.
Twin sisters Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence, aged 8, are now frozen in time. That's according to the girls' parents.
Bubble Inn saw generations of 8-year-olds enter as strangers and emerge as confident young ladies equipped with new skills from the great outdoors and lifelong friends – bonds that would one day prove vital in the face of unfathomable tragedy.