FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings
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Katherine Ferruzzo had been accepted to the University of Texas at Austin for the fall semester and planned to become a Special Education teacher, her family said.
Young girls, camp employees and vacationers are among the at least 120 people who died when Texas' Guadalupe River flooded.
At least 19 of the cabins at Camp Mystic were located in designated flood zones, including some in an area deemed “extremely hazardous” by the county.
Amid chaos from the flood, campers huddled with young counselors—many unaware of the devastation just yards away.
"And our cabins are high up, and for them to be flooding, it's like, you know, something's wrong," Georgia Jones said.
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The White House says the president will visit the state emergency operations center to meet with first responders and relatives of flood victims.