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A beloved coach and his wife. Young sisters staying pinch their grandparents. Multiple girls from a riverside summertime campy and their father-figure campy director. These are immoderate of nan dozens of victims killed arsenic gushing floodwaters swept crossed central Texas connected Friday.
The flooding originated from nan swift waters of nan swollen Guadalupe River arsenic a large wind pounded nan region pinch torrential rain.
The decease toll has climbed to 82, pinch dozens much missing arsenic of Monday morning.
As nan floodwaters receded, much victims were being identified and their stories shared.
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Reece and Paula Zunker
Reece Zunker was nan boys' shot coach astatine Tivy High School, and his wife, Paula, was antecedently a coach there. (Facebook)
School officials made a plea to support nan family "in your prayers," sharing that nan couple’s 2 children, Lyle and Holland, were some still missing arsenic of Sunday afternoon. (Facebook)
Teacher and precocious school soccer coach Reece Zunker and his woman Paula were recovered dormant pursuing nan devastating flash flooding successful Kerr County.
"Reece was a passionate pedagogue and a beloved shot coach," Kerrville Independent School District said successful a statement. "His unwavering dedication to our students, athletes, and nan Tivy organization touched countless lives and will ne'er beryllium forgotten.
"Paula, a erstwhile Tivy teacher, besides near a lasting people connected our community," nan connection continued. "The attraction and effect she shared pinch her students proceed to beryllium felt, moreover years later."
The schoolhouse territory asked to support nan family "in your prayers," arsenic nan couple’s 2 children, Lyle and Holland, were some still missing arsenic of Sunday afternoon.
Harber Family
Blair and Brooke Harber, aged 13 and 11, were recovered dormant pinch their hands "locked together," family said. Their grandparents, Charlene and Mike Harber, person yet to beryllium found. (GoFundMe)
Blair and Brooke Harber, aged 13 and 11, were sleeping successful a riverside compartment successful Hunt, Texas, pinch their grandparents, Charlene and Mike Harber, erstwhile nan torrent swept distant their cabin.
The girls’ parents, R.J. and Annie, were staying 5 houses down from them and awoke astatine 3:30 a.m. to spell cheque connected nan girls during nan large wind but recovered their location had already started to flood.
The family elaborate their communicative successful a GoFundMe post, sharing really nan pounding rainfall masked nan sound of nan floodwaters successful nan home, which they said were "rising 1 ft per minute."
R.J. and Annie collapsed a model to flight nan flooded location and borrowed a kayak from a neighbour to effort to scope their children.
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"But nan h2o had risen excessively precocious to scope nan neighbor’s location that my parents and nieces and their 2 dogs were at," nan station read, detailing really nan waters were unsmooth and had achromatic caps.
The bodies of Blair and Brooke were recovered 15 miles distant successful Kerrville.
"When they were recovered their hands were locked together," nan family said.
The sisters were some students astatine St. Rita Catholic School successful Dallas.
Charlene and Mike had yet to beryllium recovered astatine nan clip of nan fundraising post.
Tanya Burwick
This undated photograph released by Rhea Burwick shows her mother Tanya Burwick, April 2025, successful San Angelo, Texas. (Rhae Brunswick via AP)
The past clip Tanya Burwick's family heard from her was a frantic telephone telephone astir nan floodwaters arsenic she headed to activity astatine a Walmart early Friday successful nan San Angelo area. When Burwick didn't show up for work, her employer revenge a missing persons study and sent a workfellow to look for her.
Police investigating nan 62-year-old's disappearance recovered Burwick's unoccupied SUV afloat submerged later that day. Her assemblage was recovered nan adjacent greeting blocks from nan vehicle.
"She lit up nan room and had a laughter that made different group laugh," said Lindsey Burwick, who added that her mother was a beloved parent, grandparent and workfellow to many.
Jane Ragsdale
Jane Ragsdale, 68, devoted her life to nan Heart O’the Hills Camp, a summertime campy for girls successful Texas Hill Country. She was a camper and counsellor location herself successful nan 1970s earlier becoming a co-owner. By nan 1980s, she was head of nan campy successful Hunt.
"She was nan bosom of The Heart," nan campy said successful a statement. "She was our guiding light, our example, and our safe place. She had nan uncommon gift of making each personification consciousness seen, loved, and important."
Dick Eastland
Dick Eastland was remembered arsenic a "selfless" man and "father figure." (LeslieEastland/Facebook)
Dick Eastland was nan head and co-owner of Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summertime campy connected nan banks of nan Guadalupe River.
Those who knew Eastland said he made nan eventual sacrifice trying to prevention his campers from nan flood.
"Camp Mystic’s Dick Eastland nary uncertainty gave his life attempting to prevention his campers," Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, wrote connected X. "For decades he and his woman Tweety poured his life into loving and processing girls and women of character. Thank you Mr. Eastland. We emotion you and miss you."
Dick Eastland, head of Camp Mystic, died while trying to prevention campers during a flash flood. (Camp Mystic)
Paige Sumner, a erstwhile camper and friend of Eastland, wrote in the Kerrville Daily Times: "It doesn’t astonishment maine astatine each that his past enactment of kindness and sacrifice was moving to prevention nan lives of campers. He had already saved truthful galore lives pinch nan gift of Camp Mystic."
YOUNG TEXAS CAMP SURVIVOR DESCRIBES HARROWING MOMENT SHE PREPARED FOR WORST DURING DEADLY FLOOD
Katharine Somerville, a campy counsellor astatine Camp Mystic’s Cypress Lake location, told "Fox News Live" connected Sunday that nan campy head was among nan "most selfless men successful nan full world" and "a begetter figure, a comforting unit successful nan uncertainty of everything."
Lila Bonner and Eloise Peck
Lila Bonner, left, and Eloise Peck were among nan confirmed Camp Mystic deaths. They were from Highland Park, a metropolis adjacent Dallas, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Missy Peck)
Lila Bonner and Eloise Peck were champion friends and cabinmates astatine Camp Mystic.
The girls were from Highland Park, a metropolis adjacent Dallas. They had some precocious vanished 2nd people astatine Bradfield Elementary.
Janie Hunt
Janie Hunt was killed erstwhile a flood ripped done Camp Mystic successful Hunt, Texas, connected July 4, 2025. (Anne Hunt)
Janie Hunt was 1 of nan Camp Mystic campers who died successful nan devastating floods complete nan weekend. She was conscionable 9 years old.
Janie was a family personnel of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt. Clark’s wife, Tavia, said nan family was devastated successful an Instagram post.
"Our hearts are surgery by nan devastation from nan floods successful Wimberley and nan tragic nonaccomplishment of truthful galore lives – including a precious small Hunt cousin, on pinch respective friend’s small girls," Tavia Hunt wrote.
Anna Margaret Bellows
Anna Margaret Bellows, 8, was from Houston. (Bellows Family)
Anna Margaret Bellows, an 8-year-old from Houston, was besides attending Camp Mystic.
Her parents confirmed to Fox News that she died successful nan flood.
Renee Smajstrla
Renee Smajstrla, 8, was from Ingram, Texas. (Shawn Salta)
Renee Smajstrla, an 8-year-old from Ingram, Texas, was different of nan Camp Mystic girls confirmed to person died.
"Renee has been recovered and while not nan result we prayed for, nan societal media outreach apt assisted nan first responders successful helping to place her truthful quickly," Renee's uncle, Shawn Salta, told Fox News successful a statement. "We are thankful she was pinch her friends and having nan clip of her life, arsenic evidenced by this image from yesterday. She will everlastingly beryllium surviving her champion life astatine Camp Mystic. Please proceed to believe for nan different families successful Kerrville. "
Linnie Anne McCown
Linnie's begetter shared that she loved creation and gymnastics. (The McCown Family)
Linnie Anne McCown, an 8-year-old from Austin, was confirmed to person died successful nan flood astatine Camp Mystic.
Linnie Anne McCown, 8, was from Austin, Texas. She was among nan campers killed astatine Camp Mystic. (OKCM Search & Rescue Team)
Her begetter Michael told Fox News, "She loved dance, gymnastics and was nan sweetest woman to everyone she met."
Sarah Marsh
Sarah Marsh, an 8-year-old woman from Mountain Brook, Alabama, was confirmed to person died astatine Camp Mystic. (The Marsh Family)
Sarah Marsh, an 8-year-old woman from Mountain Brook, Alabama, was spending nan summertime distant from location astatine Camp Mystic.
Marsh was a student astatine Cherokee Bend Elementary successful suburban Birmingham.
"Our family is wholly devastated by nan nonaccomplishment of Sarah and her beloved friends astatine Camp Mystic," nan Marsh family said successful a connection to Fox News. "This is simply a calamity that nary genitor tin hole for and it will ne'er beryllium correct this broadside of Heaven.
"While we are incredibly grateful for nan outpouring of emotion and support we person received, we petition privateness arsenic we navigate nan unimaginable steps ahead," nan family continued. "We proceed to support nan chap campers, staff, and families successful our prayers – for their rescue and return home."
Mary Kathryn Jacobe
Mary Kathryn Jacobe, 8, was besides killed successful nan flood astatine Camp Mystic, FOX26 Houston reported.
Mary's family told nan outlet that nan woman was "fun, compassionate and kind."
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"We will miss her dearly," nan family said.
Fox News Digital’s Paulina Dedaj, Scott Thompson, Rachel Wolf and nan Associated Press contributed to this report.
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