Heart wrenching photos in the search for survivors after fatal flash floods in Hunt, Texas

Heart wrenching photos show locals searching for survivors amid the aftermath of the fatal flash floods in Hunt, Texas.

Victoria Nielsen

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July 7, 2025 - 11:29AM

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Distraught residents inspect the aftermath of floods at the Camp Mystic sleeping quarters where 11 people are still missing. The overall death toll across Hunt, Texas after the flood as risen 79 people (including 28 children). Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

1/31Distraught residents inspect the aftermath of floods at the Camp Mystic sleeping quarters where 11 people are still missing. The overall death toll across Hunt, Texas after the flood as risen 79 people (including 28 children). Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

2/31Five campers have already been confirmed dead. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

3/31Upset residents sort through the destroyed furniture and belongings from inside the flooded cabins. Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

4/31Children’s clothing hangs on a tree branch on the bank of the Guadalupe River at Camp Mystic. Picture: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via AFP

5/31Camp Mystic is a Christian girls summer camp in Hunt, Texas. Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

6/31Luggage and furniture has been moved outside the camp cabins. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

7/31Washing that was left to dry before the flash flood is seening hanging on a clothesline at the camp. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

8/31Clothing, bedding and other belongings are strewn across one of the cabin floors. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

9/31The total death toll has risen to 67 people. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

10/31Volunteers and community members continue to search for survivors. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

11/31Rescue workers dig through huge amounts of debris in Hunt. Picture: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via AFP

12/31Cars were swept off the roads in the fatal flash flood. Picture: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via AFP

13/31A whole wall was ripped off this building at Camp Mystic. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

14/31A view of a damaged building at Camp Mystic. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

15/31A view of one of the main buildings at Camp Mystic. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

16/31Logs and debris is seen lodged high in trees that line the Guadalupe River. Picture: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via AFP

17/31A Camp Mystic mailbox is seen near the entrance of the summer girls’ camp. Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

18/31The Hunt Store in Hunt, Texas, has been destroyed. Picture: AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez

19/31A sign for the Hunt Post Office lies under trees and debris on the side of Highway 39. Picture: AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez

20/31Search and rescue teams dig through thick debris along the river. Picture: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via AFP

21/31A destroyed SUV draped in a Texas State flag sits next to the road in Hunt, Texas. Picture: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via AFP

Local residents Ginger Turner, and her daughter, Hailey, right, pray during church services held at the Hunt Baptist Church on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Picture: AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez

22/31Local residents Ginger Turner, and her daughter, Hailey, right, pray during church services held at the Hunt Baptist Church on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Picture: AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez

Volunteers search for missing people along the banks of the Guadalupe River after recent flooding on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Picture: AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez

23/31Volunteers search for missing people along the banks of the Guadalupe River after recent flooding on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Picture: AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez

Local resident Myra Zunker searches for her niece and nephew along the banks of the Guadalupe River. Picture: Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP

24/31Local resident Myra Zunker searches for her niece and nephew along the banks of the Guadalupe River. Picture: Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP

25/31An American flag hangs on a fence of a home in Hunt, Texas. Picture: Eric Vryn/Getty Images via AFP

Flooded vehicles sit submerged along the Guadalupe River. Picture: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via AFP

26/31Flooded vehicles sit submerged along the Guadalupe River. Picture: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via AFP

A person salvages a bell from the main building at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

27/31A person salvages a bell from the main building at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

People pray near Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, after severe flash flooding hit the nearby town of hunt on the July 4 holiday weekend. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

28/31People pray near Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, after severe flash flooding hit the nearby town of hunt on the July 4 holiday weekend. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

Officials search on the grounds of Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

29/31Officials search on the grounds of Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

30/31A volunteer searches for missing residents. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

31/31A child’s plush toy sits on the steps of a cabin at Camp Mystic. Picture: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

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