Reported miracle rescue of 2 girls clinging to tree in Texas floods was a false account, Texas Rep. Chip Roy says
'The story of rescues in Kendall County was NOT true,' Roy posted on X.
The inaccurate account was first shared on Facebook by Cord Shiflet, an Austin man helping clear out debris.
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He alleged two girls were found clinging to a tree 30-feet up in Comfort, Texas in Kendall County, more than 15 miles outside of Kerrville where 59 people died in Friday's flood at the Guadalupe River.
4 An initial report of two girls rescued from a tree following flooding in Texas turned out to be false.
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4 The flash floods killed at least 69 people across Texas.
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At least 80 people have died in the floods, including 68 in Kerr County, the epicenter of the devastation.
Authorities are still scouring Kerr County for the 10 missing girls from Camp Mystic, along with one counselor; 41 other people are still unaccounted for as well, authorities said.
4 59 people died in Friday's flood at the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.
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On Friday, the Guadalupe River spilled over its banks after an unexpected downpour forced the water level to rise several inches in mere hours, sweeping up entire cabins filled with vacationers and campers in the area celebrating the Fourth of July weekend.
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So far, authorities have recovered 70 victims across four counties and rescued more than 850 people in the first 36 hours alone.
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Twenty-one of the deceased found in Kerr County are children, including five girls with Camp Mystic.
Many campsites nearest to the river didn't have enough time to evacuate before the floodwaters reached their cabins.
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4 Four more bodies were also found in the same area as the rescued girls.
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A pair of brothers at the all-boys Camp La Junta described how they woke up in the middle of their cabin flooding.
'I hear screaming from outside. Later on, I find out someone's cabin flooded and they were outside in the middle of the rain,' camper Braeden Davis said.
Their beds started to float as water quickly seeped in from outside and tore the door off its hinges, forcing the campers to swim out of the cabin and scramble to high ground.
Everyone at Camp La Junta was safe and accounted for, according to its Instagram.
The youngest girls with Camp Mystic were located in cabins less than a football field away from the river. The entire campground was 'completely destroyed,' rescued camper Elinor Lester said.
More flooding threats including thunderstorms are expected in Texas Hill Country, prompting more evacuations.
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