Woman, 22, swept 20 MILES by Texas floods & left clinging to tree in rescue… but 25 children still missing from camp
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The 22-year-old girl was spotted clinging to a tree in the middle of the Guadeloupe River after being swept 20 miles downstream
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Young pals Eloise Peck and Lila Bonner were in the same camp cabin and are both missing
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Homes, RVs and entire camps were washed away by flood waters that rose ferociously fast
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A third of a year's worth of rain fell in a few hours in the area, creating an "extraordinary disaster", with an enormous search-and-rescue mission still underway.
A resident of Center Point heard screaming when he stepped into his yard at around 8am on Friday morning.
He spotted the woman clinging to a huge Cyprus tree near Lion's Park Dam as the river thundered beneath her.
She had for been holding on for several hours after a terrifying 20-mile journey down dams and dodging debris.
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Emergency calls weren't connecting, so the local resident desperately flagged down a
police
car for help.
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By this time, the water level had receded considerably, so the woman was stranded 12ft above the water's surface.
She was forced to drop into the rescue boat, and was finally brought to safety.
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Other members of the woman's
family
had been camping with her and were swept away when they tried to escape in a car.
Their condition is not yet clear.
At least 24 dead & 23 children missing from Camp Mystic after Texas flood swept away cabins as river rose 26ft in 45mins
The woman had suffered only minor injuries during her hellish journey downstream.
She recounted plunging down four dams and fighting refrigerators, vehicle and other debris along the way.
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There are hopes that others missing after floods will be found clinging on somewhere like this woman.
Rescue teams were working through Friday night in a desperate bid to locate two dozens girls who were swept away from Camp Mystic - and all-girls
summer
camp by the Guadeloupe River.
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Lainey Landry, 9, is missing from Camp Mystic
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Kellyanne Lytal is also missing
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Huge areas of Kerr County were submerged after a freak dump of rain
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The camp said on Friday morning that the parents of missing children had been notified, but that most of the 750 kids were safe.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said on Friday afternoon of
the missing
girls: "That does not mean they've been lost. They could be in a tree or out of communication."
Frantic parents and families posted photos of missing loved ones and pleas for information.
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Local media has confirmed that among the missing girls are 9-year-old Laiey Landry, friends Eloise Peck and Lila Bonner, and Renee Smajstrla from the same cabin
The authorities have drafted in helicopters, specialised swimmers,
drones
and military vehicles in the hope of finding the girls alive.
Elinor Lester, 13, who was at the camp when the flood hit said it had been completely destroyed.
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Kerrville resident Leighton Sterling watches flood waters along the Guadalupe River
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Emergency workers at the waters edge after flooding devastated South Central Texas
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A Texas DPS helicopter conducts ariel searches along the Guadalupe River
She said: "A helicopter landed and started taking people away. It was really scary."
Addressing the floods, President Trump said: "It's terrible, the floods. It's shocking."
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Asked if Texas would received federal aid, he said: "Oh yeah, sure, we'll take care of it. We're working with the governor."
The flooding in the middle of the night on the
Fourth of July
holiday caught many residents, campers and officials by surprise.
The Texas Hill Country, which sits northwest of San Antonio, is a popular spot for camping and
swimming
, especially around the summertime holiday.
Questions have been raised about whether enough warnings and preparations were made.
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Officials defended their actions while saying they had not expected such an intense downpour.
Even more heavy rain was expected on Saturday, meaning flash flood warnings and
watches
remained in place for parts of central Texas.
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What appears to be a summer camp cabin floating in the flash floods from Guadalupe River
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