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As countless kids flock to summer camps across the country to enjoy outdoor activities while in school, American traditions don’t exist without the history of tragic horror stories that sadden families, Unbelievable.
On the weekend of July 4, a flash flood broke out in Mystic Camp, 27 children and counselors were killed Hunter, Texasthe whole girl Christian camp said Monday morning. Ten campers and one counselor are still not blamed due to authorities’ competitions searching for the retreating floods of the Guadalupe River.
“Our hearts and our families are accompanied by those unimaginable tragedies,” the camp said in a statement. “We have been praying for them.”
A view of a mysterious camp that disappeared on July 5, 2025 in Hunt, Texas, after flooding in Hunt. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Among the dead, an 8-year-old girl from Alabama visited the mysterious camp, and the camp director Dick Eastland was confirmed to be the victim Texas Public Broadcast.
“We have been communicating with local and state authorities, who are relentlessly deploying a large number of resources to find our missing girls,” the statement added.
Camp Mystic did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The devastating events at Mystic Camp are the latest in a series of tragedies in shocking summer camps across the country, With parents The expectation of sending children is that the only call to go home will be due to homesickness.
Mysterious Director Camp dies while trying to save children during floods in Texas
July 5, 2025 at Hunt, Texas, with at least 20 girls in Mystic campground views. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)
“This tragic incident is one of the worst flood disasters in recent camp history, with its scale deeply shaking the camp community,” said Henry Dehart, CEO of the American Camp Association in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Camps across the country work tirelessly to provide safe, rich experience, and our focus remains on supporting those affected in this incredibly difficult time.”
The association is the only national program that provides certification for camps to implement certification policies around attendee health and safety.
“There is no plan to anticipate this disaster,” Dehart added. “This tragedy is a reminder of the unpredictable power of nature, and now the power of the camp community will be united with compassion and unity when it matters most.”
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From horrible murder to accidental drowning, summer camps in the United States have not been bound by tragedy in recent years, forcing parents to face the choice of sending their children to a fun-filled summer, risking that they will never return.
The horror on the Guadalupe River
In 1987, the Guadalupe River evacuated more than 300 children from the Pot O’gold Ranch summer camp after flooding in the Cozy River in Texas. (National Meteorological Administration)
The Mystic Camp scene is reminiscent of the 1987 tragedy that came from the same river that continued to take the lives of campers after flooding this weekend.
About forty years ago, more than 300 children attended summer camps at Pot O’Gold Ranch, about two miles southwest of Comfort, Texas, when severe thunderstorms moved into the area. according to National Weather Service (NWS).
Local law enforcement agencies tried to warn camp officials of flooding waves moving toward the camp, and authorities finally decided to evacuate children. Shortly after leaving, the bus’s caravan encountered rapidly rising waters, forcing the driver to take an alternative route.
Watch: NWS Shares Images of the Deadly 1987 Guadalupe River Flood
As the bus line evacuated, the last vehicle in the group was replaced by flooding, forcing those on board to try to get involved in safety. As campers and partners enter dry land through the formation of human chains, several people are swept away by fast-moving floods.
According to the NWS, a total of 39 teenagers and four adults were taken away by the flood, with 10 of them drowning. The remaining survivors were then rescued by helicopters and were rescued safely.
Boy Scouts Died in Flood in New Mexico
A 13-year-old camper died in June 2015 after floods destroyed a Boy Scout unit New Mexico Campgrounds When the kids sleep, according to the Associated Press.
When water poured into the tent, eight California boys and their partner woke up and found themselves trapped in the tent, with some ripping holes with their teeth to escape the chaos.
“You’ll hear people yelling, but you don’t understand what they’re talking about,” escort Michael Evans told police.
Parents desperately seek answers to missing campers after floods in Texas
Timely video showing floods in Lano River in Texas
Four boys were swept away by the flood and drove down the canyon, and some of them reportedly clutched trees and other objects to keep them alive.
The flood took Alden Brock’s tent to the life after surrendering to the powerful flush.
“I think we surfaced a little bit,” recalled after Logan Reed and Brock couldn’t escape the tent. “I think there was a hole at the bottom of the tent and I slipped out from there.”
The force was shocked by the local authorities when the flood arrived at North Poinier Canyon at about 4:30 a.m. when the force enjoyed a 12-day trek at Philmont Scout Ranch.
Texas family helps rescue women clinging to trees after being swept 20 miles downstream
“The actual creek is no more than one and a half feet wide, two feet wide,” Colfax County Sheriff Rick Sinclair said at the incident. “I guess “the destruction area must be at least 50 yards wider, maybe wider.” ”
In a statement on the Texas flooding at Mystic Camp, U.S. reconnaissance U.S. told Fox News numbers: “Our prayers are related to the widespread flooding impacts of families and youth affected by the Mystic Camp tragic events and many other areas. We support extensive flooding throughout the community during this challenging time.”
Children drown in summer camp in New Jersey
Last year, a 6-year-old boy was New Jersey Day Campwhen parents struggle, make a community feel sad.
The kid is attending a free lake swimming camp for first and second grade students as he goes underwater at the shallow end of a 20-foot-wide pool. according to Fox 29.
6-year-old boy drowned in swimming pool in summer camp in New Jersey
A 6-year-old camper drowned after a summer camp in Burlington County, New Jersey. (Fox 29)
Liberty Lakes’ pools reportedly exceeded the state lifeguard’s standards, with the child swimming with an adult leader, two teenage counselors and three adult advocates, including a special needs camper, including a representative assigned specifically to him.
Liberty Lakes Summer Day Camp did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Despite new DNA evidence
The mystery of the fate of four girls scouts, they were kidnapped in tents And kill On the first night of a summer camp in Oklahoma in June 1977, the authorities continued to plague the authorities decades later.
Lori Lee, 8, Michelle Guse, 9, and Doris Denise Millner, 10, were brutally beaten, sexually assaulted and murdered at Scott Camp.
Lori Lee Farmer, 8, Michelle Guse, 9, and Doris Denise Milner, 10, mysteriously kidnapped from a tent and were later found dead. (Hulu)
Gene Leroy Hart was tried and acquitted after authorities suspected he had brutally killed three girl scouts in 1977. (Fox News)
After discovering their bodies, authorities launched a 10-month raid for suspected killer Gene Leroy Hart.
However, a controversial trial led to Hart’s acquittal, and authorities never named other suspects in the murder.
In 2022, officials announced that new DNA evidence was closely linked to the girl’s murder, who died in prison, where they died.
Falling trees California camp staff
In June 2013, after an oak tree “spontaneously fell down”, the California summer camp was sad, killing one staff member and injuring four others.
The staff at Camp Tawonga had about 25 members having breakfast outside, when it was “a loud noise” and then a huge oak tree fell to the ground. according to organize.
3 hikers die from waterfall falling near popular summer vacation destination
The tree attacked five employees and eventually killed Annais Rittenberg. When the first responder campaigned, the two men were seriously injured and were later rescued by colleagues.
After investigation, California Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials believe the camp did not violate any regulatory regulations and that the organization’s team responded promptly in an emergency was praised.
Camp Tawonga did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Tornado Kills Four Eagle Scouts at Iowa Campground
The remnants of the tornado gun uniform sat in the rubble left by the tornado that hit the Scout Ranch of Little Sue and were seen on June 12, 2008 near Little Sioux, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matt Miller, Swimming Pool)
In June 2008, being a EF-3 Tornado Hit the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Iowa and tore the cabin of the Force Shelter.
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“My friend pulled me out of the rubble and supported me in a chair,” Kevin Hannah Tell the Omaha world pioneers. “I can’t move my legs at all.”
The tornado killed Sam Thomson, Josh Fenning, Aaron Ellert and Ben Pettelzierka, and 48 others were injured, according to Quartet 7.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
