Texas flooding: Hunt girls camp owner killed in flooding
HUNT, Texas - A Central Texas camp owner is among the growing number of people who died in devastating flooding over the weekend.
Jane Ragsdale
Jane Ragsdale (Source: The Texas Lyceum)
What we know:
Jane Ragsdale, the director longtime co-owner of Heart O' the Hills Camp, in Hunt, Texas died in the flooding.
The camp's website describes Ragsdale as "the heart and soul of Heart O’ the Hills."
The camp was between sessions at the time of the flooding, so there were no campers in the camp at the time.
The session was scheduled to start on Sunday. The camp is now closed.
According to the camp's website, Ragsdale was once a camper, before becoming the owner of the camp in 1976. She became the camp's director in 1988.
Ragsdale was an alumnus of the Texas Lyceum.
What they're saying:
"We are mourning the loss of a woman who influenced countless lives and was the definition of strong and powerful," said the camp in a statement.
"Her sudden loss in the recent Texas flooding is deeply felt across the Lyceum family and the many lives she touched with her warmth, wisdom, and generosity of spirit," said the Texas Lyceum in a statement.
Texas Deadly Flooding
Texas flooding: 68 dead in Kerr Co., others missing
Kerr County officials say that 68 people were killed in Kerr County, including 40 adults and 28 children. Crews continue to search for 10 Camp Mystic campers and 1 counselor.
The backstory:
At least 78 people across the state have died in connection to the devastating flooding across Texas, which started early in the morning on July 4.
Several other people are still missing, including 10 young girls and one counselor from Camp Mystic in Hunt.
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Officials would not put a number on the people believed to be missing, saying that several people were visiting the area for the Fourth of July.
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The Source: Information in this article comes from Heart O' the Hills and the Texas Lyceum.