Photos of Camp Mystic for girls after the deadly flash floods in Texas
Camp Mystic stands next a creek that feeds into the Guadalupe River, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after flash flooding swept through the area. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman)
HUNT, Texas (AP) — Camp Mystic was overrun by flash flooding that started on Independence Day. Rapidly rising waters ripped through the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp, killing at least 27 people. Others are still missing.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A Camp Mystic sign is seen near the entrance to the establishment along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, Saturday, July 5, 2025, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A Camp Mystic sign is seen near the entrance to the establishment along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, Saturday, July 5, 2025, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A sign for Camp Mystic is seen on a hill as a heavy-lift military helicopter flies by over the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A sign for Camp Mystic is seen on a hill as a heavy-lift military helicopter flies by over the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People remove debris from the Guadalupe River while inspecting an area at Camp Mystic, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People remove debris from the Guadalupe River while inspecting an area at Camp Mystic, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A copy of “The Hunt for the Whooping Cranes” sits on the bank of the Guadalupe River across from Camp Mystic, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman)
A copy of “The Hunt for the Whooping Cranes” sits on the bank of the Guadalupe River across from Camp Mystic, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman)
People react as they inspect an area outside sleeping quarters at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People react as they inspect an area outside sleeping quarters at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
An official looks out a helicopter while flying over Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
An official looks out a helicopter while flying over Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Officials ride a boat as they arrive to assist with a recovery effort at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Officials ride a boat as they arrive to assist with a recovery effort at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A Sheriff’s deputy pauses while combing through the banks of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A Sheriff’s deputy pauses while combing through the banks of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A Camp Mystic mailbox lies near the entrance to the camp along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A Camp Mystic mailbox lies near the entrance to the camp along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Camper’s belongings sit outside one of Camp Mystic’s cabins near the Guadalupe River, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman)
Camper’s belongings sit outside one of Camp Mystic’s cabins near the Guadalupe River, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman)
Military personnel carry a camp trunk salvaged down river from Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Military personnel carry a camp trunk salvaged down river from Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A wall is missing on a building at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A wall is missing on a building at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Avi Santos, 23, a civilian from San Antonio, Texas, wades the water at the Guadalupe River as he helps in the recovery effort near Camp Mystic, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Avi Santos, 23, a civilian from San Antonio, Texas, wades the water at the Guadalupe River as he helps in the recovery effort near Camp Mystic, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People walk near a vehicle up-ended onto a tree at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People walk near a vehicle up-ended onto a tree at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Patches cover a shirt hanging on a tree, across the Guadalupe River from Camp Mystic, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Patches cover a shirt hanging on a tree, across the Guadalupe River from Camp Mystic, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)