Miracle rescue of 2 girls from Texas floods after they were found clinging 30-feet up in a tree

Two girls were miraculously rescued after they were found clinging to a tree nearly 30 feet high three days after flash floods killed at least 69 people across Texas.

The pair were found in Comfort, Texas in Kendall County, more than 15 miles outside of Kerrville where 59 people died in Friday’s flood at the Guadalupe River.

Two girls were rescued after they were found clinging to a 30-foot high tree. Getty Images

The flash floods killed at least 69 people across Texas. AP

Four more bodies were also found in the same area as the rescued girls, Kerr County Lead reported. Only two other deaths have been recorded in Kendall County, according to local officials.

Authorities are still scouring Kerr County for the 11 missing girls from Camp Mystic, along with one counselor. 41 other people are still unaccounted for as well, authorities said. 

On Friday, the Guadalupe River spilled over its banks after an unexpected downpour forced the water level to rise several inches in mere hours, sweeping up entire cabins filled with vacationers and campers in the area celebrating the Fourth of July weekend. 

So far, authorities have recovered at least 69 victims across four counties and rescued more than 850 people in the first 36 hours alone. 

59 people died in Friday’s flood at the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. REUTERS

Twenty-one of the bodies found in Kerr County are children, including five girls with Camp Mystic.

Many campsites nearest to the river didn’t have enough time to evacuate before the floodwaters reached their cabins. 

A pair of brothers at the all-boys Camp La Junta described how they woke up in the middle of their cabin flooding

Four more bodies were also found in the same area as the rescued girls. REUTERS

I hear screaming from outside. Later on, I find out someone’s cabin flooded and they were outside in the middle of the rain,” camper Braeden Davis said.

Their beds started to float as water quickly seeped in from outside and tore the door off its hinges, forcing the campers to swim out of the cabin and scramble to high ground. 

Everyone at Camp La Junta was safe and accounted for, according to its Instagram. 

The youngest girls with Camp Mystic were located in cabins less than a football field away from the river. The entire campground was “completely destroyed,” rescued camper Elinor Lester said. 

More flooding threats including thunderstorms are expected in Texas Hill Country, prompting more evacuations. 

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