KERR COUNTY, Texas – Greater than 20 campers are nonetheless lacking after in a single day flooding at Camp Mystic, a girls-only camp on the Guadalupe River.
The camp, which is positioned west of Kerrville in Kerr County, was evacuated in a single day as the realm obtained at the least 10 inches of rain.
In a information convention on Friday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick stated out of 750 ladies, 23 are nonetheless unaccounted for.
“I do know there’s anxious mother and father who need to obtain information,” stated Patrick, who’s presently performing governor.
He stated the primary search location is within the space of Camp Mystic.
A minimum of 13 individuals have died in Kerr County and a number of individuals are lacking, authorities stated in a separate information convention on Friday.
What we all know in regards to the Camp Mystic evacuation
A KSAT viewer despatched a picture of campers wading by way of ankle-deep water in the course of the evening.
An e-mail obtained by KSAT states that folks of campers who haven’t been accounted for have been notified.
The e-mail states that campers at Cypress Lake and Senior Hill have been accounted for.
“In case your daughter will not be accounted for you could have been notified,” the e-mail states. “When you’ve got not been personally contacted, then your daughter is accounted for.”
The freeway within the space has been washed away, the e-mail states.
The mom of Eloise Peck informed KSAT that Eloise and fellow camper, Lila Bonner, haven’t been positioned as of 5 p.m. Friday. She stated she didn’t have any data on the whereabouts of her daughter.
Authorities informed KSAT that crews are attempting to rescue individuals alongside the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.
KCSO confirmed there are a number of lacking individuals all throughout the realm close to Hunt.
Kerr County Sheriff’s Workplace spokesperson Clint Morris informed KSAT it’s “a particularly energetic scene, countywide.”
“This can be a once-in-a-lifetime flood” for the county, he stated, including that they’ve responded to a number of requires high-water rescues. Individuals ought to keep away from touring west of Ingram close to the Guadalupe River.
Residents within the space are urged to shelter in place and never journey. Individuals dwelling close to creeks, streams and the Guadalupe River ought to transfer to increased floor.
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