Tragic ‘dear mom' note sent by Camp Mystic victim, 8, revealed following Texas floods – after family's double tragedy
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Blakely McCrory with her mom Lindsey
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Blakely was one of 27 children and camp counselors killed in the recent Texas floods
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Blakely McCrory, eight, was among 27 campers and staffers that perished in the Texas floods.
She died days after arriving at Camp Mystic, and months after she lost her dad.
Devastated mom, Lindsey McCrory, shared details of the note Blakely had written to her family, per
Blakely had filled in the blanks to sentences on a piece of paper.
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The letter started with the phrase: "Dear mom."
In the note, Blakely revealed she was feeling 'good' and described Camp Mystic as amazing.
She told her mom that she would be playing tennis as well as horseback riding.
She revealed that she was in the 'tonk' group.
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Blakely rated the
sleep
and food at the camp as the best.
Children were given the option to score food and how they slept from best to worst.
Lindsey revealed that she took comfort in receiving the letter as it conveyed her daughter was enjoying herself at Camp Mystic.
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She described Blakely as 'very resilient.'
'She was a live wire, just had a fun, spirited attitude, the type of child that doesn't stay down for long,' Lindsey told
Lindsey told the
In the second note, Blakely begged her mom not to sell her Barbie house.
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Search teams remove debris from the Guadalupe River
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Mattresses and clothes are laid on the grass outside a Camp Mystic building
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Lindsey recalled how her daughter appeared to change in her mind.
That's because Blakely had initially allowed her mom to sell the dolls house.
Blakely departed for Camp Mystic on June 29, but her family was rocked by tragedy months previously.
Lindsey's husband and Blakely's dad, Blake, died in March after a battle with stage two cancer.
And, Lindsey's brother also died.
Camp Mystic had been a constant on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas for almost 100 years.
And, 750 children were at the Christian campsite when the floods hit over the Independence Day weekend.
The Guadalupe River rose around 26 feet in 45 minutes as it burst its banks.
Around a foot of rain hit Kerr County in central Texas when caused the river to overflow.
Janie Hunt, nine, was also killed in the floods. It was her first year at Camp Mystic.
Her family identified her via a necklace that had been given to her by her grandma, Margaret.
Stacy Stevens' daughter Mary, eight, was identified as one of the victims, as per the
FAMILIES GRIEF
Tragic details emerged after it was reported that sisters
The sisters were holding hands when their bodies were found.
And, Ellen Getten, nine, had recently celebrated her birthday at Walt
Disney
World in Florida before heading to Camp Mystic.
She was staying in the camp's Bubble Inn and her family said some of her happiest memories were the dancing parties put on by counselors, per an
'Ellen woke up happy, went to sleep happy, and made everyone around her happy,' her family said.
'Though her nine years on
earth
was brief, she will always be remembered for her love of others and her sweet smile.
'Ellen would want everyone to give more hugs.'
He and his wife Tweety had been associated with the camp for more than 50 years.
He received an order to evacuate campers at 1:14am but only started moving the girls to higher ground 45 minutes later, as reported by
'They had no information that indicated the magnitude of what was coming,' Jeff Carr, the Eastland's family spokesperson, said.
Eastland's body was found in his Tahoe car that had been swept away.
Officials confirmed that at least 134 people died from the flooding, with 100 still missing.
But, another summer camp, Camp CAMP, which is located 30 miles downriver has since reopened.
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A Camp Mystic mailbox that was swept away
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Chairs stand abandoned among the rubble
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