As Texans continue to deal with Saturday’s flash flooding that has claimed dozens of lives, the lieutenant governor of the Lone Star State is urging citizens not to give up hope for those missing.
“Do not give up,” said Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on “Fox & Friends Weekend.” “Miracles can happen.”
The death toll Sunday morning rose to 59, with 27 girls missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas.
Five girls staying at the camp have been confirmed dead. There were 750 attendees when floodwaters rose 26 feet in abut 45 minutes, slamming into the camp.
“The miracles that have happened,” Patrick continued, “it’s hard for me to talk about that because I’m also taking to the families of those who are missing. And right now they’re focused on that. Miracles are tough. They expect and they hope and they pray. We stand on the rock of our faith through now.”
“But there have been dramatic stories … Camp Mystic where camp counselors smashed a window open, we know this story from the girl who was telling her parents because they drove her back to Dallas.
“And they went out the window in their nightgowns. They walked in bare feet in neck-high water. These are little girls. They swam for about 10 or 15 minutes. Can you imagine? In the darkness and the rushing waters, and trees coming by you and rocks coming by you? And then they get to a spot on the land. They don’t even know how they got to the next spot. And the helicopter came picked them up.
“Incredible stories of a young man saved his fiancée and her children and his mother. But he cut his arm through the glass that he broke. And we don’t know what happened to him. But he said to the family, ‘I can’t go on. You have to go.’ We’re are gonna have a book of stories of incredible heroic actions.”
JUST NOW: Lieutenant Governor, Dan Patrick talks about the miracles currently happening in Kerr County, TX where search and rescue personnel are still actively looking for 27 missing people, many of which are children. 50+ now dead.
“Don’t give up..miracles can happen!” pic.twitter.com/x2gXAKwbk9
— Fire Newz (@FireNewz) July 6, 2025
Patrick noted, “Of all of these camps along this river, Camp Mystic was in the worst spot where the water came and hit it [from] multiple directions coming down. And that’s where the 27 are missing.”
He also praised the efforts of those involved in search and rescue, saying, “They will not give up. They will keep working beyond their shift.”
This video of the Guadalupe was shot in Kerrville, Tx from the Center Bridge. Watch how fast these flood waters were traveling & washing everything in front of it out.
It goes from low & barley flowing to over the top of the bridge in around 35 minutes.
I sped the video up to… pic.twitter.com/NcQe4UAQBa— Clyp Keeper (@DGrayTexas45) July 6, 2025
In a post on X, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott detailed the destruction of Camp Mystic, saying: “It, and the river running beside it, were horrendously ravaged in ways unlike I’ve seen in any natural disaster.”
“The height the rushing water reached to the top of cabins was shocking.”
“We won’t stop until we find every girl who was in those cabins,” Abbott stressed.
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social: “The Trump Administration is working with State and Local Officials on the ground in Texas in response to the tragic flooding that took place yesterday.”
He noted Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is among the federal officials handling the catastrophe, and he and the first lady are praying for all those affected.
“Melania and I are praying for all of the families impacted by this horrible tragedy. Our Brave First Responders are on site doing what they do best. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS TEXAS!”
LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYERS#TexasFlood pic.twitter.com/hOG1L7umdr
— USMarine4Life (@WarVeteranUSMC) July 5, 2025
Trump has agreed to send “all available resources” to Texas in the wake of the flooding.
“The president’s been engaged since everything started happening,” James Blair, White House deputy chief of staff, said on “Fox & Friends Weekend.”
“The federal government led by President Trump is there for the state of Texas,” Blair said. “He has agreed to send all available resources that are requested down to Texas.”
Here in Kerville, Texas on the banks of the Guadalupe River after the devastating flood that hit yesterday. @GoingRoguewLara #HillCountryFloods #PrayForTexas pic.twitter.com/GeuEqN6dRk
— Lara Logan (@laralogan) July 6, 2025
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