Heartbreaking video shows Camp Mystic girls having fun hours before deadly flood swept them away
A heart-wrenching video showed campers dancing and having fun at Camp Mystic just hours before a flash flood swept dozens of them away.
The all-girls Christian camp near the Guadalupe River, Texas, was hosting 750 girls for the summer when a heavy deluge on Friday night, July 4, swept away the camp at night.
Cabins housing the eight and nine year old girls were the worst hit. At least 27 campers and counsellors are confirmed dead in the tragedy, with 11 more missing.
Video taken by Camp Mystic nurse Devon Paige captured the joy and fun of camp in the hours before the tragedy.
The girls danced and ran around the food hall, played running games in the grass and cheered each other on in the heartwarming video.
They were blissfully unaware of the horrors to come just hours later.
Video shared online shows the moment a cabin at the camp ground was swept away by flood, with girls inside it.
The death toll for the Fourth of July holiday weekend tragedy surpassed 100 on Monday, July 7, climbing to at least 104 as rescues scoured the debris for bodies.
First responders are still hopeful that they’ll find survivors four days after the tragedy, but have acknowledged that the window is quickly closing.
Many parents are still looking for their missing daughters.
