Heroic Coast Guard rescue swimmer saved hundreds in Texas floods and exemplified the spirit of America
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By Alex Hollings
July 10, 2025
On our nation’s birthday, July 4, 2025, not long after midnight, remnants of Tropical Storm Barry collided with a stalled front of warm and cool air that, on its own, can lead to significant thunderstorms. This combination of meteorological factors resulted in a sudden explosion of rainfall, with as much as a foot of rain pouring from the sky in just the first few hours. At 4:03 AM, the National Weather Service issued a rare Flash Flood Emergency notice, which sounded on mobile phones throughout the region. But in many of the campgrounds and rural portions of Central Texas, where the rain was pouring its hardest, poor cell reception left many without warning at all.
In Kerr County, where an all-girl, non-denominational Christian summer camp sat alongside the Guadalupe River, this sudden downpour placed them in immediate jeopardy. By the time the emergency notice was issued that morning, the river had already risen from a depth of around three feet to nearly 30. For the camp counselors and staff, many of whom are just teenagers themselves, there was little time to react.
As the waters rose, counselors pulled kids from their beds, pushing some out windows when doorways were blocked.
The raging waters were tearing the walls off of a nearby cabin, when Camp Mystic’s nightwatchman, Glenn Juenke, found a group of girls huddled in a building they called the “Wiggle Inn.” It was on high enough ground to avoid the worst of the flood, but the water level was continuing to rise. He decided to stay with them and try to ride it out.
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