Mother Shares Ordeal of Daughters Rescued from Camp Mystic Flooding

Camp Mystic Flood Experience

• ⚡ Serena Aldrich, mother of two rescued girls, shares their harrowing experience at Camp Mystic during heavy rains.
• ⚠️ Her daughters, aged 9 and 12, were woken by lightning and thunder, with water entering their cabin.
• 🆘 Counselors bravely broke windows to help the girls escape through the back of the cabin.
• ⛰️ The girls, some without shoes, climbed to higher ground called Sky High for safety.

Rescue and Aftermath

• 🚁 Serena's daughters were airlifted from the camp, a second helicopter ride for them, and then bussed to Ingram Elementary School.
• ✅ She learned her daughters were safe and accounted for shortly after 9:00 AM.
• 💔 Serena expresses deep empathy for parents still awaiting news of their missing children, offering prayers and gratitude for her own daughters' safety.

Camp Mystic History and Flooding

• 🏞️ Serena, a former camper herself, notes that flooding is not new to Camp Mystic, but this event is unprecedented.
• 🌊 She recalls past minor flooding where activities were disrupted, but never to this extreme extent, comparing it to conditions not seen since the 1930s.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Her sister, who was arriving to work as a counselor that day, thankfully did not reach the camp before the flooding.