As fierce floodwaters surged through Texas Hill Country, 14-year-old twins Clara and Nolan Shelton found themselves at the heart of chaos—each stranded at separate summer camps, facing terrifying scenes no child should witness.
Clara, at Camp Mystic, stepped up amid overwhelmed medical staff, rushing to aid injured campers in the infirmary. Meanwhile, Nolan, at a nearby boys’ camp, bravely helped carry frightened younger kids to safety—even as alligator gar slipped into the flooded cabins around them.
Helicopters hovered overhead, dropping emergency food supplies as the rising water swallowed dining halls whole. Miraculously, an 8-year-old girl floated to safety on a mattress, later reuniting with her cousin inside Nolan’s cabin.
By 2 a.m., both Clara and Nolan were safely back home. Yet, their mother shared the heavy truth: “They are resting, but deeply traumatized.” She pleaded for continued prayers for all missing children and their families still caught in this nightmare.