In a post on social media Saturday evening,, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry expressed his gratitude to Camp Mystic counselor, Emma Foltz, for saving 14 campers.
"She played an instrumental role in helping evacuate 14 of her campers to safety," Gov. Landry wrote in a Facebook post. "Please join me in thanking Emma for all her hard work and bravery under immense pressure."
According to the Facebook post, Foltz has served as a counselor at Camp Mystic in Hunt for three years. She was raised in Alexandria, Louisiana and is currently a senior at Louisiana Tech in Ruston, Louisiana.
The death toll in Kerr County’s catastrophic flood continued to rise on Sunday morning as county officials announced that 59 — including 21 children — were now confirmed dead, with 11 campers and one counselor still missing from Camp Mystic after floodwaters devastated the Camp on July 4.
This article was originally published in the July 8, 2025 edition of the Kerrville Daily Times.
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