One of Thompson's daughters, 10-year-old Mamie, was at Camp Mystic. Her 10-year-old niece was also in the cabin, and as it flooded, her daughter awoke and was soon being pulled through a window by three camp counselors, she said.

The death toll in Central Texas climbed to 82, with victims including Camp Mystic campers, sisters Blair and Brooke Harber who died holding hands, and camp director Dick Eastland.