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Texas flooding victims: What we know about those who lost their lives
(NewsNation) — The Fourth of July weekend flash flooding on the Guadalupe River in Central Texas killed dozens of victims on Friday, including children. As rescuers desperately search for dozens more still missing, this is what we know about those who lost their lives. At least 79 dead in Texas as Abbott warns of new flooding threat Jane Ragsdale, 68, was director of Heart O' the Hills Camp in Hunt. It was one of the summer camps in hard-hit Kerr County that was in the path of flood waters. The camp was between sessions and did not have children present, but Ragsdale perished, Heart O' the Hills said in a Facebook post. 'Jane wasn't just our director, she was our guiding light, our example, and our safe place. She had the rare gift of making every person feel seen, loved, and important. Her kindness, strength, and wisdom shaped generations of campers and staff,' the camp said. Sarah Marsh, 8, of Mountain Brook, Ala., was a camper at Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp near Hunt, Texas, along the Guadalupe River. The mayor of Mountain Brook announced the girl's passing in a Facebook message, saying, 'This is an unimaginable loss for her family, her school, and our entire community. Camp Mystic owner Richard Dick Eastland, who was in his 70s, died while attempting to rescue campers as flood waters overtook the riverfront property, according to multiple media reports. 'It doesn't surprise me at all that his last act of kindness and sacrifice was working to save the lives of campers,' former camper and longtime friend Paige Sumner wrote in the Kerrville Daily Times. 'He had already saved so many lives with the gift of Camp Mystic.' Linnie McCown of Austin, a student at Casis Elementary School, was another camper who did not survive the flooding at Camp Mystic. 'It's with the heaviest of hearts we must share that our sweet little Linnie is with the Lord in heaven,' her father, Michael McCown, said on Instagram. 'She filled our hearts with so much joy we cannot begin to explain.' The family of Camp Mystic attendee Lila Bonner confirmed to KXAN-TV over the weekend she was among those killed in the flooding. In a statement, the Dallas girl's family said, 'We ache with all who loved her and are praying endlessly for others to be spared from this tragic loss.' Sisters Blair and Brooke Harber had been staying alongside the Guadalupe River when their cabin was swept away, according to their school, St. Rita Catholic School in Dallas. The girls had not been staying at Camp Mystic but at a different location in the area. Blair was 13 and Brooke was 11. Their parents, who were staying in a different cabin, were safe, but the girls' grandparents were unaccounted for. 'This tragedy has touched every corner of our hearts,' the church said in a statement Sunday. Ingram resident Julian Ryan, 27, died while trying to evacuate his family from their home near the Guadalupe River during the flash flooding. His fiancé, Christina Wilson, says Ryan cut his arm when he punched out a window so that she and her children and mother could escape. His body was recovered after flood waters receded, she said. An online fundraiser has been launched to assist his survivors. Tanya Burwick, 62, went missing as she went to work early Friday at a Walmart near San Angelo, which is in Tom Green County, another jurisdiction hit by flash floods. Police found her submerged SUV later in the day, but not her body until the following morning, blocks from the vehicle. 'We ask that the public continue to keep the Burwick family in their thoughts and prayers as they navigate this heartbreaking tragedy,' the San Angelo Police Department said in a Facebook post. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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From "Jokes" To Dismissive Doctors — Women Of All Ages Are Revealing The "Normalized" Misogynistic Behaviors That Creep Into Their Everyday Lives
As most of us realize, there are attitudes, ideas, and habits that simply SCREAM there are many "normal" behaviors that are just as misogynistic and toxic as those we openly acknowledge and discuss... That's why when Redditor u/shelly_seafunk asked, "What examples of misogyny have crept into your life unnoticed?" Women of all ages took to the comment section to share the "micro-misogyny" they have encountered throughout their lives. From paperwork mixups to car care — here are 19 of their most enlightening stories: 1."I am the primary income earner in my household, and did the majority of the work to buy our house — filled out mortgage applications, figured out homeowners' insurance, found the realtor, served as the point of contact for the builder, completed all of the paperwork paperwork, read all of the warranty stuff, etc." "Yet, the mortgage company put my husband as the 'primary borrower,' and now everything is addressed to him." —u/lurktasticallylurky 2."My partner's boss won't let him work from home with our baby because 'men can't multitask.'" "Implicitly low expectations of men equal higher expectations of women, which means we have to do more." —u/SJWP 3."That I'm expected to move out of the way when walking towards a man on the street. COVID was the first time I wasn't ducking and diving around the pavement." —u/Ellf13 "I actually had a moment a few weeks ago that wasn't a huge deal, but it sticks out: A man was walking towards me, and I consciously made the decision to keep walking and either slam into him or make him move. He moved at the last second and actually looked surprised, not annoyed in a mean way, but surprised. It was glorious." —u/mcdonaldsfrenchfri 4."My husband and I are big baseball fans, especially of our local minor league team, and I'm much more involved than he is. I generally know more about the game and our team's players than he does." "When he talks baseball, no one questions him, and they give him grace if he mixes things up or simply doesn't know something. When I talk baseball, I get quizzed on my knowledge constantly! I have to 'prove' that I'm genuinely a fan. Many men assume I'm only pretending to like baseball to make myself more appealing to them or to make my husband happy. God forbid a girl have a passion for a sport she played with her dad and grandpa." —u/Belle0516 5."I'd say one of the more 'unnoticed' examples of misogyny is all of the 'I'm just a girl' jokes and discourse, which, yes, 98% of the time, is self-aware, but a tiny part of it reinforces female helplessness." —u/eden-sunset 6."Men are genuinely only friendly towards me if they want to have sex with me. They can be nice and kind without wanting sex, but when they are friendly, I have learned it comes with expectations — even men in relationships." "I can tell like a bloodhound which men would cheat on their partners." —u/amiinvisibleyet 7."My family doctor not taking me seriously is one of my biggest examples: I was struggling with severe pain, fatigue, anxiety, and insomnia. I was so desperate that I asked him if I could get a prescription for sleeping medication." "He declined and gave me an entire speech about how addictive meds are and that I should try mindfulness instead. He said that pain is normal during periods and that it can impact sleep, 'It's just a part of womanhood,' etc. My husband had an appointment with him a couple of days later, and got a prescription with no speeches, warnings, or questions." —u/mrsmajkus 8."When I was joining a church, one of the elders asked me some general questions for their records." "When he asked me my husband's name, I replied that my husband wasn't joining the church. He said they just needed an emergency contact, so I provided my husband's name and phone number. A week later, I received my tithing envelopes and the new church directory. Both of them listed 'Mrs. Joe Smith.' My name was nowhere to be found." —u/retirewhenidie 9."I get so mad when I'm given car repair quotes. At my last appointment, the place suggested a maintenance service that was $300+. I decided to call around to another place (another dealership, a town over) and get a quote for it. It was half the cost. It feels incredibly disrespectful that people try to take advantage of us like this." —u/fallen-fawn 10."This one really ticked me off: My dad was getting my grandparents' house ready to sell after their deaths, so he chose a local property manager (who had no business acting as a realtor). I told my dad that the house needed to be painted, but he told me to wait and see what the property manager thought." "The property manager, whom I'll call 'Guy', showed up and asked, 'Paint where?' I pointed out the line of dirt that all walls get when they've had appliances or furniture pressed up against them for 60 years. Guy said, 'I don't think you need to paint. It looks fine.' Dad said, 'Great. No paint.' Fast forward a few weeks, Guy changed his mind and told my dad that he needed to paint the house and had a painter he could use. Dad told Guy, 'You're right. We need to paint.' He then hired the painter, who SUCKED. He missed spots, cut corners, and painted single coats where there should have been double coats." —u/Campyteendrama 11."When men are surprised that I'm funny." "It always surprises me when men explain to women why what they said was funny, as if we accidentally made a joke." —u/mushroom_gorge 12."When I worked a corporate job, I was given a name badge that said 'assistant' for a conference. I was a product manager." "I was also asked many times if I was my boss's assistant when I managed my own portfolio of projects worth $500,000,000 a year." —u/Cutieincalvins1020 13."I broke my car key while on a weekend trip with my boyfriend and didn't have a spare, so we had to walk to a nearby garage with the two halves of my key to see if they could copy it. I explained it was my car, and what happened, the guy then asked my boyfriend tons of questions about the make, model year, etc. of the car, all of which I answered as it was MY car." "When we came back an hour later to collect the copied key, I paid, yet he handed the key to my boyfriend and wished him good luck. I grabbed the key out of his hand and said, 'It's not luck he needs, it's a driver's licence.' I was fed up with the garage guy assuming it must be the man's car." —u/Pathetic-Fallacy 14."I'm transgender (male-to-female), and I've had a front row seat to unrealized misogyny, including from coworkers I've known for more than a decade. The other day, one guy I've known since 2017 tried to explain how units of measure work. I'm the Senior Director of Master Data. He never tried doing that before." —u/ShannonSaysWhat 15."I was an engineer at a tech company that made applicants give a tech talk to the engineers as the final stage of the hiring process. When I walked into the room, carrying my laptop, dressed in shorts and a t-shirt like every other engineer, the applicant looked at me, surprised, and said, 'I thought the audience was supposed to be technical.'" "It was so wild I didn't even [understand] what had happened; my teammates got offended on my behalf and I had no idea why. He didn't get the job." —u/Daffodil_Bulb 16."When I was younger and lived with my parents, my dad would constantly talk over me and demean my opinions and feelings. Over time, I stopped trying to make my opinions known. I wasn't conscious of it, however, until I moved away and married a man who is a respectful conversationalist, and I stopped silencing myself." "Then we visited my parents for Christmas, I couldn't get a word in edgewise when Dad was in the room, even with my husband trying to give me space to talk. Now that I was conscious of what was happening, I was furious. It was as clear as day that my dad was more ready to listen to my husband than he was to me." —u/Straight_Mongoose_51 17."Recently, I've been thinking about the term: 'working mom.' Forget the fact that all moms, in fact, are working because taking care of a child is a huge task, not even considering household chores. How come I've never heard of a 'working dad?' Does being a dad mean less work than being a mom?" "The only term that comes to mind indicating a man taking on the majority/all of the childcare is 'single dad' or 'present father.' On the flip side, a 'present mother' is just a mother. Do dads in relationships not normally care for their children?" —u/StopthinkingitsMe 18."In my 20s, I did genetic sequencing for a prestigious cancer research center in London. When I was going for lunch one day, the man serving me spotted my ID badge and asked where I worked (for safety reasons, our badges had no identifying institution logos/ building names, etc)." "When I told him, he asked if I was the receptionist. When I told him what my actual job was, he replied with 'You don't look like a scientist.' Ten years later, I can still remember how furious that interaction made me feel. (Not that it matters, but the actual receptionist at that time was a man.)" —u/_rbnsn 19."My family was looking to buy a minivan. I did all the research and found the van. So my husband, my two youngest, and I head to the dealership. While I am working out the deal with the finance guy, my husband was strolling around the lot with the kids to keep them entertained..." "The first time the finance guy came out, he gave me a number. I told him, 'No, I came in here with this number, and it is what I can afford.' He replied, 'Did you want to check with your husband?' No, actually, my husband has no idea about any of this...I've worked in lending for over 20 years." The second time, he comes out with another payment quote and says the same thing. He leaves again, and finally comes back with the payment I was comfortable with. Again, he asks, 'Do you want to ask your husband?' Dude, if I wanted his opinion, he would be in here with me. I finally told the guy that if he asked me that one more time, I was leaving." —u/SrslyYouToo Did any of these stories surprise you? Women, what are some "unnoticed" ways misogyny has crept into your lives? Let us know in the comments or answer anonymously using the form below! Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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Young Campers Seen Crying and Singing Campfire Songs in Videos as They Evacuated amid Devastating Texas Floods
A nurse, who worked at the Christian summer camp where multiple girls went missing amid the flash flooding that struck central Texas, shared footage of the young campers' evacuation In videos shared on TikTok, a bus full of girls can be heard singing worship songs as they were driven to a reunification point to meet with their parents "I wish you could see 'before' shots to show how truly devastating it is," the nurse wroteA nurse, who worked at the Christian summer camp where multiple girls went missing amid the devastating flash flooding that struck central Texas, shared footage of the campers' harrowing escape. Camp nurse Devon Paige had been working at Camp Mystic — a 100-year-old camp that has served as a summer getaway for the likes of future first ladies and the daughters of presidents, per Politico — when the Guadalupe River began to surge amid historic flash flooding in the region on July 4. In videos on TikTok, Paige detailed how many of Mystic's hundreds of campers escaped on buses and in the back of law enforcement vehicles as their belongings and cabins were swept away by the flood. "This is footage from my evacuation and everything I saw," she captioned one video. "I wish you could see 'before' shots to show how truly devastating it is." One clip showed a large group of girls sitting still in the back of a bus as they were driven to a reunification point to meet up with their parents — and all of them were singing worship songs during the ride "to try and calm everyone," Paige wrote. Another harrowing clip posted on Paige's account showed the nurse and several other adults' reactions to the cars overturned by the flood and trees ripped from the ground, taken from the back of a law enforcement vehicle as they shouted, "Oh, my god!" "Half the camp is on a hill," she wrote in a comment underneath the post, detailing how many staff members and campers came up to the top of the hill seeking safety. "We had no idea the magnitude." Ten girls and one counselor from Camp Mystic are still unaccounted for, authorities said, per CNN. Two families have also confirmed that they lost their daughters in the flood. Lila Bonner and Eloise Peck died after Camp Mystic was inundated by the rain-swollen floodwaters, Fox affiliate KDFW and NBC affiliate KXAS reported. Lila's death was also confirmed to PEOPLE by her relatives. In a statement to PEOPLE, shared on Saturday, July 5, Lila's family said they were "heartbroken." "In the midst of our unimaginable grief, we ask for privacy and are unable to confirm any details at this time," they added. 'We ache with all who loved her and are praying endlessly for others to be spared from this tragic loss." Additionally, the Kansas City Star and The New York Times reported on Sunday that 9-year-old Janie Hunt, a relative of Kansas City Chiefs CEO and chairman Clark Hunt, was killed in the flooding. Clark's wife, Tavia Hunt, shared a post on her Instagram Stories, writing, 'Our hearts are broken by the devastation from the floods in Wimberley and the tragic loss of many lives — including a precious little Hunt cousin, along with several friend's little girls.' Per the BBC, campers Sarah Marsh, a third grader, and 8-year-old Renee Smajstrla also died. "Renee has been found and while not the outcome we prayed for, the social media outreach likely assisted the first responders in helping to identify her so quickly," her uncle Shawn Salta wrote on social media, according to the BBC. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "We are thankful she was with her friends and having the time of her life, as evidenced by this picture from yesterday," Salta added. "She will forever be living her best life at Camp Mystic." Additionally, Richard "Dick" Eastland, a father of four and the owner of the private Christian camp, is among those who have died, according to Texas Public Radio, The New York Times and other reports. "[H]is last act of kindness and sacrifice was working to save the lives of campers," a friend, Paige W. Sumner, wrote in a tribute to him in the local Kerrville Daily Times. Dick and his wife, Tweety Eastland, had been with the camp since 1974 and were third-generation managers of the facility, which has been in their family since 1939, according to the Camp Mystic website. Flooding in the Guadalupe River caused it to reach its second-highest height ever, ABC News reported. The area received at least 10 inches of rain, per San Antonio outlet KSAT. Kerr County, which is approximately 50 miles northwest of San Antonio, has been hit especially hard by the floods. The city of Kerrville declared a state of emergency due to the floods, while Hunt (also in Kerr County) experienced more than six inches of rain in three hours on Friday, which is a "1-in-100-year event" in the region, according to CNN. CNN reported that the flooded region experienced "more than an entire summer's worth of rain" in a matter of hours. 'This may be a once-in-a-lifetime flood," Clint Morris, a Kerr County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, told KSAT. He added that it was "an extremely active scene, countywide." The Associated Press reported that as of Sunday night, the death toll has risen to 79, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said there were 41 people still missing across the state. To learn how to help support the victims and recovery efforts from the Texas floods, click here. Read the original article on People
