Before the floods came, they dreamed of becoming athletes, singers, teachers and just like their big sisters. Of giving back to their communities and making their families proud. Of growing up. When the Guadalupe River rose to historic heights shortly before dawn on the Fourth of July,

The National Weather Service issued an urgent flood warning at 1:14 a.m. July 4th. Camp personnel did not start moving girls to safety for at least 46 minutes.

Camp Mystic's executive director began evacuating campers approximately 45 minutes after the National Weather Service issued a "life-threatening flash flooding" alert.