Nine-year-old Janie Hunt, a cousin of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, was confirmed among the victims of the flash floods that swept through Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country over the holiday weekend. Family members said the Highland Park elementary-school student was one of dozens of campers caught when the Guadalupe River rose suddenly on 4 July. Camp officials said 27 campers and counselors died at the site. Across Texas, emergency managers have reported more than 100 flood-related fatalities, including at least 84 people in Kerr County, where search teams are still looking for ten missing girls and a counselor. Clark Hunt’s wife, Tavia, and their daughter, Gracie Hunt, issued public statements of grief and faith, while the family pledged US$500,000 through the Salvation Army to support rescue, relief and longer-term recovery. The NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans also each committed US$500,000 to statewide relief funds. Governor Greg Abbott has declared a day of prayer as thousands of volunteers and National Guard troops continue cleanup and search operations. President Donald Trump said he intends to visit the region on Friday to survey damage and coordinate federal aid.
KC Chiefs owner's family mourns loss of 9-year-old cousin in Texas floods https://t.co/6tDEWlvx71
KC Chiefs owner's family mourns loss of 9-year-old cousin in Texas floods https://t.co/bRjZj4jkd1
The family of Clark Hunt, the chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs, is mourning the loss of a 9-year-old cousin, Janie Hunt, who died amid disastrous flooding in central Texas over the weekend. https://t.co/EVhmLCVgVZ