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Miracle rescue of 2 girls from Texas floods after they were found clinging 30-feet up in a tree
The pair was found in Comfort, Texas in Kendall County, more than 15 miles outside of Kerrville. 59 people died in Friday’s flood at the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. Authorities are still scouring Kerr County for the 10 missing girls from Camp Mystic, along with one counselor. 41 other people are still unaccounted for as well, authorities said. So far, authorities have recovered 70 victims across four counties and rescued more than 850 people in the first 36 hours alone, officials said. More flooding threats including thunderstorms are expected in Texas Hill Country, prompting more evacuations. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the area for the next two days.
The pair was found in Comfort, Texas in Kendall County, more than 15 miles outside of Kerrville where 59 people died in Friday’s flood at the Guadalupe River. They’d been hanging onto the tree for more than a day, Cord Shiflet, an Austin man helping clear out debris, said on Facebook.
4 Two girls were rescued after they were found clinging to a 30-foot high tree. Getty Images
4 The flash floods killed at least 69 people across Texas. AP
Four more bodies were also found in Ingram, Texas in Kerr County, including a mother and daughter trapped in their car, Shiflet said. He added there could be a potential fifth as he observed state police sectioning off an area.
The properties nearest to the Guadalupe River in Ingram were in shambles with destroyed cars and RVs littering the area. Shiflet noted that the “smell was just awful,” which led rescuers to fear more bodies were hidden beneath the debris.
Only two other deaths have been recorded in Kendall County, according to local officials. 68 others have been confirmed in Kerr County at the heart of the flood.
Authorities are still scouring Kerr County for the 10 missing girls from Camp Mystic, along with one counselor; 41 other people are still unaccounted for as well, authorities said.
4 59 people died in Friday’s flood at the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. REUTERS
On Friday, the Guadalupe River spilled over its banks after an unexpected downpour forced the water level to rise several inches in mere hours, sweeping up entire cabins filled with vacationers and campers in the area celebrating the Fourth of July weekend.
So far, authorities have recovered 70 victims across four counties and rescued more than 850 people in the first 36 hours alone.
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Twenty-one of the deceased found in Kerr County are children, including five girls with Camp Mystic.
Many campsites nearest to the river didn’t have enough time to evacuate before the floodwaters reached their cabins.
4 Four more bodies were also found in the same area as the rescued girls. REUTERS
A pair of brothers at the all-boys Camp La Junta described how they woke up in the middle of their cabin flooding.
“I hear screaming from outside. Later on, I find out someone’s cabin flooded and they were outside in the middle of the rain,” camper Braeden Davis said.
Their beds started to float as water quickly seeped in from outside and tore the door off its hinges, forcing the campers to swim out of the cabin and scramble to high ground.
Everyone at Camp La Junta was safe and accounted for, according to its Instagram.
The youngest girls with Camp Mystic were located in cabins less than a football field away from the river. The entire campground was “completely destroyed,” rescued camper Elinor Lester said.
More flooding threats including thunderstorms are expected in Texas Hill Country, prompting more evacuations.