What we know about the Texas flooding victims
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A view inside of a cabin at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on Saturday. The search for more than 25 girls from the private Christian camp is ongoing. Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images
Efforts to find girls missing from Camp Mystic after flash floods hit central Texas early Friday morning continue, as the death toll across the state has risen to over 100 people. The total includes both those attending or working at the camp and people living in the surrounding area.
Here's what we know about the victims of the flooding:
Zoom in: Kerr County, Texas, officials have recovered 84 bodies as of Monday, including 56 adults and 28 children. Statewide, officials have confirmed more than 100 deaths from the flooding.
- Camp Mystic confirmed on its website that 27 campers and counselors died following the catastrophic floods, as a desperate search to locate missing girls persists.
- "Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy," the camp's notice read. "We are praying for them constantly."
- The identities of some of those campers and staff have begun to trickle out from their family, friends and communities.
Linnie McCown
8-year-old Linnie was from Austin where she attended Casis Elementary.
- Linnie's father, Michael McCown, told the Houston Chronicle that his daughter was "bubbly, spunky" and "an amazing big sister to her younger brother George and an amazing younger sister to her older brother Bates."
Anna Margaret Bellows
Anna Margaret's family confirmed to the Houston Chronicle that the 8-year-old died in the floods at Camp Mystic.
- She was from Houston.
Mary Stevens
8-year-old Mary was a Camp Mystic camper that her mother described as "full of joy."
- "Our world is shattered but I have peace getting your letters and knowing you were having the time of your life at camp and had a dance party with all of your friends before the Lord decided to take you from us," her mother, Stacy Stevens, wrote in a social media post, per the Austin-American Statesman.
- Mary was from Austin and attended Highland Park Elementary.
Renee Smajstrla
The 9-year-old was identified by her uncle as one of the Camp Mystic attendees who went missing and whose body has since been recovered.
- "We are thankful she was with her friends and having the time of her life, as evidenced by this picture from yesterday. She will forever be living her best life at Camp Mystic," Shawn Salta wrote on Facebook.
Sarah Marsh
The 8-year-old Mountain Brook, Alabama, girl was attending Camp Mystic, per the city's mayor.
- "This is an unimaginable loss for her family, her school, and our entire community. Sarah's passing is a sorrow shared by all of us, and our hearts are with those who knew and loved her, " Mountain Brook Mayor Stewart Welch wrote in a Facebook post.
Janie Hunt
The 9-year-old girl's family confirmed to KXAS-TV reporter Keenan Willard that she had died in the floods while at Camp Mystic.
- Tavia Hunt, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, wrote in a social media post that "[o]ur hearts are broken" by the "tragic loss of so many lives — including a precious little Hunt cousin" and several friends' daughters.
Lila Bonner
Lila Bonner's family confirmed the girl, 9, had died.
- "In the midst of our unimaginable grief, we ask for privacy and are unable to confirm any details at this time. We ache with all who loved her," the girl's family said in a statement to KXAS-TV.
Eloise Peck
The incoming Dallas third-grader was "literally friends with everyone," her mother told KDFW-TV.
- That included her best friend and cabin-mate, Bonner.
- "Eloise had a family who loved her fiercely for the 8 years she was with us," her mother said. "Especially her Mommy."
Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence
The 8-year-old twins died in the flooding, their grandfather confirmed to the Miami Herald.
- "It has been an unimaginable time for all of us. Hanna and Rebecca gave their parents John and Lacy and sister Harper, and all in our family, so much joy," David Lawrence Jr., a former publisher of the paper, said in a statement to the Herald.
- "They and that joy can never be forgotten," he added.
Dick Eastland
The longtime director of Camp Mystic was among the victims, with reports that he died while working to get girls to safety.
- Eastland, who attended the University of Texas, was at Camp Mystic since 1974 and was part of a third generation of a family managing the camp, per its website.
- Paige Sumner, a longtime friend, described Eastland as a "father figure" to everyone away from home at camp.
- "He was the father of four amazing boys, but he had hundreds of girls each term who looked up to him like a dad," Sumner wrote for the Kerrville Daily Times.
Chloe Childress
The Camp Mystic counselor who died when floodwaters swept through the camp was set to attend the University of Texas at Austin in the fall, ABC News reported.
- The head of her high school described her as "wise beyond her years, with a steady compassion that settled a room," in a statement to The New York Times.
Deaths have been reported in at least six counties throughout the state.
- As of Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said dozens were still missing, with an unknown number of others unaccounted for beyond the known missing list.
Tanya Burwick
The 62-year-old was found several blocks away from her vehicle, which was located submerged beneath floodwaters, the San Angelo Police Department confirmed Saturday.
- Burwick's family last heard from the beloved parent and grandparent as she traveled to work at Walmart Friday, the Associated Press reported.
- "She lit up the room and had a laugh that made other people laugh," her daughter told the AP.
Jeff Wilson
The Humble Independent School District confirmed on X that Wilson was a victim of the flooding.
- Wilson taught career technology at Kingwood Park High School, per the school district's website. According to the district's statement, he had been employed with them for 30 years, teaching at both Kingwood Park and Humble High School.
- "He was a beloved teacher and co-worker to many and will be deeply missed," the statement said.
- The school district said that Wilson's wife, Amber, and his son, Shiloh, are among the missing.
Sally Sample Graves
Graves' granddaughter, Sarah Sample, shared that her grandmother died in the flooding on Facebook.
- "A powerful 30 ft wave destroyed her home, sweeping her and our dad downstream," she wrote, adding that her father and his dog survived.
- "We find solace knowing our dad was with her until the very end; caring for her as he has for years. Her unwavering dedication to family has left an indelible mark on our lives," Sample wrote.
Bobby and Amanda Martin
The married couple was camping with their children in an RV when the flood came, Bobby Martin's father, John Keith Martin, told the New York Times.
- Bobby, 46, and Amanda, 44, were from Odessa, Texas.
- "He was an adventurous man, adventurous and outgoing. He had many good friends, because he was a good friend," Martin told the Times.
- According to the Houston Chronicle, the couple's two younger children were rescued. Their son, Bailey Martin and his girlfriend are among the missing.
- Bailey Martin works as a police officer in Odessa.
Reece and Paula Zunker
Reece Zunker, the Tivy High School boys soccer coach, and his wife, Paula Zunker, died in the flooding, his niece told CNN.
- The team remembered him as more than a soccer coach, writing in a post, "he was a mentor, teacher and a role model for our Kerrville kids."
Blair and Brooke Harber
Blair Harber, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were staying in a cabin with their grandparents along the river when the floods began, the sisters' Dallas church confirmed. Their grandparents remain unaccounted for.
- Their parents, according to St. Rita Catholic Community, were in a separate cabin and are safe.
- Blair was preparing to enter eighth grade, and Brooke would have entered sixth grade.
- "When Blair and Brooke were found the next day, fifteen miles downriver, they were together," the church said. "Even in their last moments, they held tightly to each other, a powerful symbol of their lasting bond and their trust in God."
Jane Ragsdale
The beloved co-owner and director of Heart O' the Hills camp was killed in floods, according to a statement posted on the camp's website.
- "We at the camp are stunned and deeply saddened by Jane's death. She embodied the spirit of Heart O' the Hills and was exactly the type of strong, joyful woman that the camp aimed to develop with the girls entrusted to us each summer."
- The girls' camp opened in 1953. There were no campers at the time of the floods.
Julian Ryan
Julian Ryan, 27, "died a hero," his family told KHOU-TV in Houston.
- Ryan's fiancée told the station water quickly entered their home near the Guadalupe River. Ryan punched out a window to get his family out, she said, but he was ultimately unable to make it out.
- "Julian was a cherished son and devoted parent and fiancé who was dedicated to his family. He was known to have an infectious laugh and unwavering kindness," according to a GoFundMe account raising money for his family.
- "He touched countless lives with his humor and will be deeply missed by everyone who had the privilege of knowing him."
Katheryn Eads
Eads went missing and was later found dead while her husband survived, per the Washington Post.
- Amy Hutchinson, the owner and director of Olive Branch Counseling and Training in Texas, told the Post that Eads had previously worked at the company.
- "Katheryn was a hope and a light to all who knew her," she said in an email to The Post. "A daughter, a wife, a mother, grandmother, friend and colleague. She was a stellar counselor and professor and she simply just made everything better. Katheryn was changing lives."
Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information.

