‘Hearts are broken': Camp Mystic confirms 27 campers, counselors killed in floods
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Wall Street Journal
7 minutes ago
- Wall Street Journal
How the Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded, Cabin by Cabin
The power died around 3 a.m. Amelia Moore, 14, had been awakened about an hour earlier by a clap of thunder so near that it shook her cabin at Camp Mystic. There were screams in the night. She and her friends in 'Angel's Attic' were growing anxious.
New York Times
an hour ago
- New York Times
A Mother of Five Survived the Flood to Return to a Cabin in Ruins
Jaque White, a mother of five, stopped her minivan on Friday not far from a pile of debris next to the Guadalupe River and surveyed the damage. She called her children out of the vehicle, then took a closer look and snapped a photo of the devastation. Just a week ago, she somehow managed to evacuate all her children from the small cabin near this spot where they had lived since her divorce three years ago — 'our safe space,' she called it — and lived to tell the story. It is not lost on her that the Fourth of July floods in Central Texas have been among the deadliest for children, killing dozens, many of them girls from Camp Mystic, and more than 120 people overall. Scores are still missing. 'I can't imagine what would have happened if I had not evacuated on time,' Ms. White said. 'My children are my life.' A week later, it was time, she thought, for the family of six to take the somber pilgrimage to a rural road in Kerr County, Texas, to see what was left. She stepped tentatively into their cabin and tried to assess what could be salvaged. Her children, ages 5, 7, 10, 11 and 13, followed her, each one running to the rooms they share, and inspected their damaged toys, dolls and sports gear. Ms. White took a deep breath. The furniture, now in the pile of debris, was gone, as was most of their clothes. The cabin had drifted some 20 feet away from its moorings and had a strong mold smell. 'We won't be able to return here for a while,' she said. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
‘Crocheting Queen' turns 105 years old, her secret to triple digits
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL. (WHNT) — Miss Mamie Lansdell turned 105 years old on Wednesday, July 9. Mamie was born on July 9, 1920, and is the oldest woman and resident at Cypress Cove Center nursing home in Muscle Shoals. Florence Police adding extra officers downtown after public safety meeting Cypress Cove staff, Mamie's friends and family threw her a big birthday party filled with cake, snacks, and of course, all of Mamie's favorite people. A special guest, a Cousin Minnie Pearl impersonator, showed up and got the party going and laughing. Mamie has a very active social life at Cypress Cove and loves to socialize and participate in events and activities such as bingo, sewing, reading her Bible, and bidding in our auctions. News 19 attended the birthday party, and we asked Miss Mamie what her secret is to make it to 105. 'I eat good, and these people take good care of me,' Mamie said. Mamie also wants to mention that it was a great birthday spent with her family, friends and her best friend named Chris, who is also a resident at Cypress Cove. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
