The death toll in the devastating Guadalupe River flash flood in Texas has risen to 51 — including 28 adults and 15 children in Kerr County, officials said in a grim Saturday night update.
At least five of the dead — Renee Smajstrla, 8; Sarah Marsh, 8; Janie Hunt, 9; and Lila Bonner, 9, and Eloise Peck, 8 — were attending Camp Mystic, a Christian summer retreat for girls where 22 other campers were still unaccounted for.
Family members took to social media to post the heartbreaking news.
Good morning. Please keep Texas in your prayers—especially the flood victims, the missing, their families, and the first responders searching for them.
Tragedy in Texas: Flash floods along the Guadalupe River have taken 13 lives. 23 young Christian girls from Camp Mystic are… pic.twitter.com/nH5QJz9Mc6
— ꜱǫʏʟᴀʀᴋ (@Kralyqs) July 5, 2025
