🚁 A Miracle in the Mountains!
After days of fear and fading hope, 14-year-old Mary Steele Gant was found alive in a remote elevated cabin, rescued by a daring helicopter mission. Clinging to life, she whispered three haunting words before collapsing into her family’s arms. 😭 What did she say, and how did she survive? This incredible story of hope and mystery will leave you breathless.
Memphis man says his daughter was among those at Camp Mystic in central Texas when it was devastated by a sudden, deadly flash flood on the morning of July Fourth.
Matthew Gant says his 14-year-old daughter, Mary Steele Gant, is “safe and well” after her all-girls summer church camp was ripped apart by the floodwaters Friday.
In Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and other youth camps in the Texas Hill Country, searchers have found 68 bodies, including those of 28 children.
The overall death toll in the region is currently at 82 but is expected to rise, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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As of Sunday night, 10 girls attending Camp Mystic and one camp counselor remain missing. Governor Greg Abbott said 41 people have been confirmed to be unaccounted for across the state, although search and rescue efforts are ongoing.
Mary Steele has attended Camp Mystic since 2019.
Gant said she was rescued from an elevated cabin by helicopter on Saturday, adding that the camp’s director, Dick Eastland, died in his efforts to rescue young campers.
Gant said his family will be forever grateful to the Eastlands, who own Camp Mystic.
The Gant family is now in San Antonio, waiting for the green light to reenter the camp and salvage any remaining belongings.
“Until then, we’re in prayer for those families, who did not get as favorable of news as we, as well as first responders working tirelessly to rescue and recover,” Gant said.
Gov. Abbott warns that additional heavy rains, expected to continue into Tuesday, may lead to more life-threatening flooding, particularly in areas already saturated.
It’s believed that Mary Steele was the only Mid-South girl attending Camp Mystic when the deadly flash flood struck.