{"id":30180,"date":"2025-07-07T21:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30180"},"modified":"2025-07-07T21:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:23:17","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-owners-family-loses-9-year-old-girl-in-texas-flood-as-they-release-heartbreaking-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30180","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs owner’s family loses 9-year-old girl in Texas flood as they release heartbreaking statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt has released a heartbreaking statement after losing a family member in the Texas flood.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A devastating flood swept through Kerr County in\u00a0Texas<\/a>\u00a0after water levels in the Guadalupe River rose to breaking point. Late on Sunday (July 6), officials confirmed that 82 people had died as a result of the flood while many more were missing.<\/p>\n

With\u00a0search and rescue efforts still underway,<\/a>\u00a0they have since warned that the death toll will continue to rise.<\/p>\n

One of the most heartbreaking situations to come from the unexpected floods is the\u00a0impact on a Christian summer camp for girls.<\/a>\u00a0Camp Mystic, which was set up in 1926, is a camp for girls above the second grade to build their confidence and independence. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that some 750 girls had been staying at the camp when the floodwaters hit.<\/p>\n

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Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, with multiple fatalities reported (Eric Vryn\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

The camp confirmed earlier today (July 7) that 27 girls and staff members had been killed by the flash flood.<\/p>\n

“Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy,” it wrote in a statement on its website.<\/p>\n

Officials have said 10 girls and one camp counselor remain missing.<\/p>\n

Amongst the Camp Mystic attendees who tragically lost their lives in the disaster was 9-year-old Janie Hunt, a young family member of\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0owner and CEO Clark Hunt.<\/p>\n

Janie’s mother confirmed her death to CNN, saying: “We are just devastated.”<\/p>\n

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Nine-year-old Jamie Hunt is one of the Camp Mystic attendees who tragically lost her life in the Texas flood (Family handout)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Meanwhile, Tavia Hunt, Clark’s wife, wrote on\u00a0Instagram:<\/a>\u00a0“Our hearts are broken by the devastation from the floods in Wimberley and the tragic loss of so many lives \u2014 including a precious little Hunt cousin, along with several friend\u2019s little girls. How do we trust a God who is supposed to be good, all knowing and all powerful, but who allows such terrible things to happen \u2014 even to children?<\/p>\n

“That is a sacred and tender question \u2014 and one the Bible doesn\u2019t shy away from. Scripture is filled with the cries of those whose hearts have been shattered, who still wrestle to trust the same God they believe allowed the pain.”<\/p>\n

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Janie was a young family member of Kansas City Chiefs owner and CEO Clark Hunt (Perry Knotts\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Other confirmed deaths at the summer camp include Renee Smajstrla, 8, Sarah Marsha, 8, Eloise Peck, 8, and Lila Bonner, 9.<\/p>\n

Speaking to<\/a>\u00a0NBC News, Lila\u2019s family said: “In the midst of our unimaginable grief, we ask for privacy and are unable to confirm any details at this time.<\/p>\n

“We ache with all who loved her and are praying endlessly for others to be spared from this tragic loss.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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