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More than 700 people were at the camp when the July Fourth floods hit Kerr County in Central Texas. KERRVILLE, Texas — At the all-girls Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe River, five campers are still not accounted for in the aftermath of historic and deadly floods that have upended life in the Texas Hill Country.
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FOX Weather on MSNTexas Camp Mystic families hold out hope for 5 missing girls, counselor after 27 swept away by floodingAs the search for five missing Camp Mystic campers and one counselor continues, the summer camp community in Texas and across the country is offering support for a place that has become special to thousands of girls over the years.
The company's chairman announced Friday that 8-year-old Renee Smajstrla died in the Kerr County floods. She was a camper at Camp Mystic. The camp has lost 27 campers and counselors in the flood. The jewelry company -- which was founded in Kerrville -- has pledged one million dollars in flood aid and relief efforts.
Kerrville musician Robert Earl Keen plans to offer his own contribution to the healing process. He was slated for a concert in the city’s Louise Hays Park on July 4, but the torrential rains and record flooding made that impossible.
Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no one foresaw tragedy.
The truth is that religious leaders are dealing with the grief and pain, too. Coming together as a community gives Kershner a place to hold her faith and hope when she is having trouble, just as she holds it for the people in the pews when they are suffering, she said.
Fox News' Chanley Painter provides details on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump's trip to Kerrville, Texas, as officials continue recovery efforts.
Heather Barrera, 37, and her husband drove a U-Haul truck down from Houston packed with water bottles and supplies for flood victims. She handed them off to a wine bar in downtown Kerrville that has been collecting and distributing donations. The couple stopped by the memorial before getting back on the road to head home.