Tragedy at Camp Mystic: Texas Flash Flood Claims Life of Young Counselor and Many Others. On July 4, a sudden flash flood struck Texas Hill Country, turning a quiet morning into chaos and loss. Among the victims was 19-year-old Katherine Ferruzzo, a counselor at Camp Mystic, a girls’ summer camp that was heavily affected by the flood.
The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes, sweeping away cabins, bridges, and vehicles. Many campers and staff, including 27 from Camp Mystic, went missing. The youngest campers, trapped with no emergency training or food, faced terrifying conditions.
