Death toll in Texas floods rises again
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About 700 children were at Camp Mystic when flash floods hit on Friday. Here's what we know about the storied summer camp for girls.
Virginia Wynne Naylor, 8, was at Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp with cabins along the river in a rural part of Kerr County, when the floods hit on July 4. Her family confirmed her death in a statement, referring to her as Wynne.
The death toll in the Kerrville area reached 94 people, among 109 deaths in the region including Kerr, Travis, Kendall, Burnet, Williamson and Tom Green counties. On Tuesday, there were five children and one counselor with Camp Mystic - a private Christian all-girls summer camp - unaccounted for,
Since Friday, Joynton has been reflecting on her time at Camp Mystic, connecting with other former staff and alumni, and grieving for the losses there. Joynton, who moved to Philly in 2017, suspected there were only a handful of alumni in the Philadelphia area.
At least 27 died in one of the worst disasters ever for summer camps. The tragedy shines a spotlight on America's camps and whether they're safe.
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News 12 - Video on MSNLocal camps enhance emergency plans after devastating floods in TexasThe flooding in Texas killed over 100 people, including 27 children at Camp Mystic.