OAN Staff Abril Elfi
3:54 PM – Saturday, July 5, 2025
The death toll of the Texas flash floods has risen to 43, including four missing girls who have been identified and declared dead.
According to Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha, who spoke at a news conference Saturday afternoon, the death toll in the flash floods has risen to 43, including 15 children. Leitha stated that five of the adults and three children have not been identified.
He also added that at least 27 people remain missing. In a previous report, Leitha stated that officials had carried out over 160 air rescues. As of Saturday, 850 people had been rescued, with eight injured.
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Renee Smajstrla, 8; Sarah Marsh, 8; Janie Hunt, 9; and Lila Bonner were among the 27 campers who were missing from Camp Mystic. The four girls have now been declared dead.
“Thank you to all our friends and family for all the prayers and outreach. Renee has been found and while not the outcome we prayed for, the social media outreach likely assisted the first responders in helping to identify her so quickly,” Smajstrla’s uncle wrote on Facebook along with a…
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