Mom Shares Ordeal of Daughters Rescued from Texas Flood at Camp Mystic

Camp Mystic Flood Experience

• 💧 Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp, experienced severe flooding over the weekend in central Texas.
• 💬 Serena Aldrich, mother of two rescued daughters (ages 9 and 12), shared their harrowing experience.

Daughter's Ordeal and Rescue

• 👧 Clementine, age 9, woke up to rising water in her cabin, which was located near others that suffered significant casualties.
• 🪟 Counselors broke a window to help the girls escape, and they had to swim across a small area to reach higher ground.
• ⛰️ The girls climbed up God's Mountain and waited at a pavilion at the top for several hours, with counselors signaling for help.
• 💔 Three of Clementine's cabin mates were initially separated but were later found.

Older Daughter's Experience

• 🏕️ Serena's older daughter was at Senior Hill, where her cabin is located at a lower elevation.
• 🌊 The water rose so high that it began to enter her cabin slightly, an event Serena described as unimaginable, likening it to Noah's Ark.

Gratitude and Current Status

• 🙏 Despite the terrifying experience, Serena expressed profound gratitude that her daughters are safe and home.
• 😊 The daughters, Penelopey and Clementine, are doing better than expected and were able to briefly interact during the interview.