{"id":30520,"date":"2025-07-11T13:13:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30520"},"modified":"2025-07-11T13:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:13:20","slug":"grieving-mom-of-dead-camp-mystic-camper-desperately-seeks-daughters-most-prized-possession-lost-in-devastating-texas-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30520","title":{"rendered":"Grieving mom of dead Camp Mystic camper desperately seeks daughter\u2019s \u2018most prized possession\u2019 lost in devastating Texas floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A grieving Texas mother whose 8-year-old daughter died when\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/06\/us-news\/perfect-storm-of-conditions-fueled-the-deadly-texas-flooding-experts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">catastrophic flash floods<\/a>\u00a0ripped through Camp Mystic is desperately seeking the return of her child\u2019s cherished stuffed toy.<\/p>\n<p>Stacy Stevens, whose daughter Mary Barrett Stevens was among the 27 killed when tragedy struck the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/04\/us-news\/camp-mystic-attended-by-daughters-of-texas-political-elite-for-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all-girls Christian camp<\/a>\u00a0on July 4, said the youngster\u2019s beloved brown monkey was swept away in the deadly floodwaters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking for my daughter\u2019s monkey that she has had her whole life and took with her to camp,\u201d Stevens\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1090988999613116\/user\/7904653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote Tuesday in a since-deleted public post in a Facebook group<\/a>\u00a0focused on recovering lost items from the Guadalupe River.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/10\/us-news\/grieving-mom-of-dead-camp-mystic-camper-desperately-seeks-daughters-most-prized-possession-lost-in-devastating-texas-floods\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_lifestyle#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"1\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36502109\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?w=714\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 968w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=209,300&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 209w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=768,1102&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=714,1024&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 714w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=410,589&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 410w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=346,496&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=449,644&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 449w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=342,491&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 342w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=197,282&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 197w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=144,206&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=49,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 49w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=28,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 28w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=38,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 38w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=139,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 139w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=231,331&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=322,462&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=300,430&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=307,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 307w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=42,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 42w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=56,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 56w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=40,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=109,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 109w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=35,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 35w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/camp-mystic-camper-mary-stevens-107963299.jpg?resize=150,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Photo of Mary Stevens, a Camp Mystic camper.\" width=\"411\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Mary Stevens, a Camp Mystic camper, died in the catastrophic flash floods.<span class=\"credit\">Family Handout<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe lost my daughter and would love to have it back as it was her most prized possession. It has her name on the tag \u2014 a square sticker with Mary Barrett Stevens on it. Please call me if you find it!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<p>The stuffed animal is believed to be a brown Fuddlewuddle monkey made by Jellycat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/10\/us-news\/grieving-mom-of-dead-camp-mystic-camper-desperately-seeks-daughters-most-prized-possession-lost-in-devastating-texas-floods\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_lifestyle#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36502107\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?w=856\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1057w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=251,300&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 251w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=768,919&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=856,1024&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 856w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=492,589&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 492w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=414,496&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 414w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=538,644&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 538w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=410,491&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 410w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=236,282&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=172,206&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 172w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=59,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 59w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=33,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 33w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=58,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 58w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=45,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 45w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=167,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 167w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=231,276&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=322,385&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=300,359&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=368,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 368w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=50,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=67,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 67w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=48,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 48w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=130,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 130w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=42,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 42w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962548.jpg?resize=150,180&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Brown stuffed monkey.\" width=\"493\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>The stuffed animal is believed to be a brown Fuddlewuddle monkey made by Jellycat.<span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Stacy Stevens<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--explore-more inline-module--more--thirds\" data-source-unit=\"Explore More - Tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/10\/us-news\/grieving-mom-of-dead-camp-mystic-camper-desperately-seeks-daughters-most-prized-possession-lost-in-devastating-texas-floods\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_lifestyle#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36502361\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 601w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=300,169&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=576,325&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=440,248&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=424,239&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 424w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=180,102&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=107,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=130,73&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 130w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=71,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 71w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=124,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 124w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=96,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 96w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=200,113&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=231,130&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=322,182&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=106,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 106w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=142,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 142w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=87,49&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=234,132&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=50,28&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/stacy-stevens-grieving-mom-dead-107962549.jpg?resize=150,85&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Facebook post seeking a lost stuffed monkey belonging to a deceased child.\" width=\"601\" height=\"339\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Facebook post seeking a lost stuffed monkey.<span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Stacy Stevens<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It remains unknown if the furry companion was found.<\/p>\n<p>But the Lost Stuffy Project, a nonprofit organization, has since claimed to have sent a replacement plush toy to the heartbroken mother.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/10\/us-news\/grieving-mom-of-dead-camp-mystic-camper-desperately-seeks-daughters-most-prized-possession-lost-in-devastating-texas-floods\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_lifestyle#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"4\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36502108\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/pictured-family-undated-photograph-mary-107964021.jpg?w=768\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/pictured-family-undated-photograph-mary-107964021.jpg?resize=331,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 331w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/pictured-family-undated-photograph-mary-107964021.jpg?resize=45,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 45w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/pictured-family-undated-photograph-mary-107964021.jpg?resize=60,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 60w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/pictured-family-undated-photograph-mary-107964021.jpg?resize=44,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 44w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/pictured-family-undated-photograph-mary-107964021.jpg?resize=117,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 117w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/pictured-family-undated-photograph-mary-107964021.jpg?resize=38,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 38w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/pictured-family-undated-photograph-mary-107964021.jpg?resize=640,853&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 640w\" alt=\"Family photo of Mary Stevens and her family.\" width=\"443\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Mary Stevens and her family.<span class=\"credit\">Gofundme<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGrateful we were able to send a replica to this sweet family,\u201d the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL8Ec_cyzHP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">group wrote on Instagram Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Camp Mystic, founded in 1926, didn\u2019t evacuate before the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/texas-flooding-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devastating rainfall<\/a>\u00a0in the already flood-prone area along the Guadalupe River led to the deadliest floods Texas has seen in more than a century.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/10\/us-news\/grieving-mom-of-dead-camp-mystic-camper-desperately-seeks-daughters-most-prized-possession-lost-in-devastating-texas-floods\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_lifestyle#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"5\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36502110\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 8256w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=300,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=768,512&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=1024,683&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=1536,1024&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=2048,1365&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 2048w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=84,56&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 84w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=60,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 60w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=105,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 105w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=81,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 81w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=200,133&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=231,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=600,400&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=662,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107668885.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Muddy interior of a cabin after a flood.\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>The flooded interior of a cabin at Camp Mystic where at least 20 girls went missing during the flooding.<span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fatal deluge ravaged the grounds of the Kerr County summer camp, killing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/09\/us-news\/haunting-photos-show-a-glimpse-into-texas-camp-mystic-cabin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8- and 9-year-old campers, their teenage counselors<\/a>, and the camp\u2019s owner.<\/p>\n<p>Mary, a student at Highland Park Elementary School in Austin, was remembered by loved ones as a kind-hearted, bright and compassionate child with an \u201cinfectious\u201d laugh,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/honor-mary-stevens-support-her-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to a GoFundMe\u00a0<\/a>created to support the family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 7 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/10\/us-news\/grieving-mom-of-dead-camp-mystic-camper-desperately-seeks-daughters-most-prized-possession-lost-in-devastating-texas-floods\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_lifestyle#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-hunt-texas-heavy-rainfall-107789063.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-hunt-texas-heavy-rainfall-107789063.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-hunt-texas-heavy-rainfall-107789063.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-hunt-texas-heavy-rainfall-107789063.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-hunt-texas-heavy-rainfall-107789063.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Debris and belongings outside a building after flash flooding.\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Children\u2019s belongings left behind at Camp Mystic on July 7, 2025.<span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stevens had earlier offered words to her lost child via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/news\/2025\/07\/06\/camp-mystic-girls-identified-linnie-mccown-mary-stevens-texas-flood-victims\/84485946007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Austin American-Statesman.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have left the most positive impact on everyone who knew you. I\u2019m the luckiest that I got to be your mom and I will never stop loving you and trying to live life as you did. Fearless. Enthusiastic. Compassionate. And full of joy,\u201d Stevens said, addressing Mary, according to the local outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur world is shattered but I have peace getting your letters and knowing you were having the time of your life at camp and had a dance party with all of your friends before the Lord decided to take you from us. He has bigger plans for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stevens did not immediately respond to messages from The Post on Thursday afternoon. 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107663163_076044.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107663163_076044.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107663163_076044.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/2025-rescuers-saturday-searching-20-107663163_076044.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" alt=\"Muddy stuffed bull left on stone steps after a flood.\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Muddy, stuffed bull left on the stone steps of Campy Mystic after a flood.<span class=\"credit\"><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span>At least 120 people\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/09\/us-news\/texas-flooding-before-and-after-pictures-show-extent-of-destruction-as-nearly-200-remain-missing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were killed<\/a>\u00a0across the Lone Star State in the horrific flood, with 173 others still missing, including five campers and one counselor, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers continue to search for survivors.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A grieving Texas mother whose 8-year-old daughter died when\u00a0catastrophic flash floods\u00a0ripped through Camp Mystic is desperately seeking the return of her child\u2019s cherished stuffed toy. Stacy Stevens, whose &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30522,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30520\/revisions\/30522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}