A heartbreaking video shows campers and staffers at Camp Mystic being playful and enjoying their summer hours before waters from the catastrophic Texas flash flood swept away scores of young girls.
Camp Mystic nurse Devon Paige shared a video compilation on TikTok of campers from the sleepaway camp dancing, enjoying meals in the mess hall, and playing games in a field.
Paige wrote in the caption that the videos were taken from June 28 to July 3 — hours before tragedy would strike the all-girls Christian summer camp, located in Kerr County along the banks of the Guadalupe River.
Camp Mystic was hosting 750 girls for the summer when water levels of the river surged more than 26 feet in less than an hour after a sudden storm dumped more than a foot of rain on the region and swept away the camp at 4 a.m. on Friday.
As of Monday, the death toll from catastrophic Texas flooding surpassed 100, climbing to at least 104 — including 27 girls and counselors from Camp Mystic.
Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said 10 campers and one counselor remain unaccounted for as the window for search and rescue operations is quickly closing.
When the flash flood struck early Friday, the camp was less than a week into its second, four-week term, according to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Camp officials said they’ve been in contact with local and state authorities “who are tirelessly deploying extensive resources to search for our missing girls.”
“Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly,” the camp posted on its website.
Paige also shared horrifying videos of the destruction caused by the flooding as she and young campers fled for their lives.
In one video, the nurse captured footage of roads eroded, downed trees, and cars piled up.
Another video showed a busload of young girls singing worship songs while weeping as they rode through the devastation to a reunification center.
“The girls are singing to try and calm everyone,” Page wrote.
On Monday, a photo taken on June 29 of the girls in the “Bubble Inn” cabin at Camp Mystic showed all 13 campers and two counselors in spotless white dresses, skirts, and sneakers, beaming at the camera.
Less than five days later, every person in the photo was swept away by the flash floods.
The bodies of 10 of the girls, ages 8 and 9, have been recovered, along with counselor Chloe Childress, 18, while three of the girls and counselor Katherine Ferruzzo, 19, have not been found.
Camp Mystic owner Richard “Dick” Eastland also died in the flood while trying to rescue the campers at Bubble Inn, but water from the river and another creek rushed in from both sides, his grandson revealed on social media.
Searchers found Eastland’s body along with the remains of three girls inside a black SUV.
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Camp counselor Childress also died while desperately trying to rescue the girls in her care.
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