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Camp Mystic counselor, campers remain missing

Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him.

Even as the camp built new cabins in a less-risky flood zone elsewhere on its property, nothing was done to relocate the buildings in the most danger.

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Camp Mystic counselor, campers remain missing after Texas flood

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Texas flooding victims include 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors, camp confirms

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Heroics of Texas Camp Counselors Cast Spotlight on Those Who Oversee Millions of US Kids Each Summer

As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to keep them calm.

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Why the Mystic girls kept singing: ‘Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary’ | Opinion

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Recipe, memories of Hill Country Camp Mystic's iconic Tweety Cookies

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Crews Search for Dozens Missing After Texas Floods

Search teams persisted in sifting through debris in Texas Hill Country on Wednesday as hopes of finding more survivors dimmed five days after flash floods tore through the region, killing at least 110...

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List of missing in Texas floods adds uncertainty to search for survivors

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Camp Mystic was in the nation’s ‘most dangerous river valley.’ Parents say they never knew.

Heartbreaking letters Camp Mystic children wrote to their family arrive days after they died in Texas floods

LETTERS that were written by children staying at Camp Mystic have started to arrive at their family’s homes – just days after they died in the floods that saw cabins swept away. More

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How Texas' land rules allowed camps to operate in flood-prone areas

The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, which had 96 deaths as of Thursday due to floods, some officials tend to be lenient towards building owners with restrictions, some state leaders and environmental experts told ABC News.

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Texas floods live updates: Death toll rises to 120 as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Coast Guard Swimmer Who Rescued Over 200 From Camp Mystic During Central Texas Flooding Was “Team First” Track Athlete At Rider University

Scott Ruskan helped save over 200 lives in the deadly flooding in Central Texas over the July 4th weekend. He's a former collegiate athlete and "team first guy."

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“Disasters are a human choice”: Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas

Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.

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Terrified girls, helicopters, and a harrowing scene: A rescuer’s tale at Camp Mystic

Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard swimmer, is credited with saving 165 people at the all-girls’ camp from deadly floods in Central Texas.

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‘Oh my God, we’re floating’: What survivors – and those still missing – faced in terrifying Texas floods

Soon, it swept a woman away. ‘Made sure all the floaties were inflated’ Around 5 a.m., friends Joyce Badon, Ella Cahill, Reece Manchaca and Aidan Heartfield knew they were in danger at Heartfield’s dad’s Kerrville vacation home.