Against all odds, two young girls have been rescued after surviving three unimaginable days clinging to a tree nearly 30 feet above the deadly floodwaters in Kerr County, Texas.
The girls, campers from the now-destroyed Camp Mystic, had been presumed missing. But as the water finally began to recede, search crews caught sight of a faint wave — the girls, pale and trembling, perched high in the branches, alive.
They had been clinging to that tree since the earliest hours of the disaster — when a violent wall of water tore through the campgrounds, obliterating bunkhouses and cabins as if they were made of paper.
“We saw a flash of red,” one firefighter recounted. “Then movement. They were alive. Barely. But alive.”
The Texas flood has already claimed more than 70 lives, leaving behind a trail of destruction and grief. But amid the heartbreak, these two girls have emerged as symbols of unshakable courage — a reminder of the will to survive, even when the odds say you won’t.
Families across Texas are holding their breath — clinging to hope, praying that more miracles will rise from the wreckage.
The state is grieving. The loss is staggering. But tonight, in the midst of sorrow, there’s a flicker of something else: gratitude.
Gratitude for two girls who held on.
Gratitude for the rescuers who never gave up.
Gratitude for the reminder that even in the darkest waters… hope floats. 🙏