CanyonAg77 said:

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Guitarsoup said:

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I am seeing little local SAHM businesses making T-shirts for sale with victims names/images and claiming the money made will go to the families, but no known connections to the families

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Most likely you are seeing scammers out of India or Pakistan, claiming to be someone who's identity they stole off Facebook

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As I said before, figure out where they are from. Use an accent and curse their god/s. It is the only way to make them stop

If you have 30 mins, here are two videos that someone posted in another forum that I felt were helpful in understanding HOW this tragedy happened:

1. Geological


2. Meteorological

Guitarsoup said:

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I am seeing little local SAHM businesses making T-shirts for sale with victims names/images and claiming the money made will go to the families, but no known connections to the families

We saw things similar on Texags when MFBarnes started the GoFundMe for someone he didn't know without their knowledge.

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We have shut down 20+ fraudulent GoFundMes using my cousin's name. There are probably countless more that made it through that we never found.

I haven't looked, but there are probably public Facebook pages created for all of the children and their families by people in Pakistan (don't know why Pakistan but that's where all of the ones who used my cousin's name came from). They're impossible to get shut down and wouldn't even name a price for me to buy their page and shut it down.

Social media has commoditized attention, and commodity "markets" move way faster than we think. I live in Australia and flood updates were basically all that was on TV all weekend even out here. Any story that has gone global like this will lead to the dark side of the internet coming out in force.

If you click the About link on any public Facebook page it will show you the history of the page. What many of them do is have generic page names just to build some history and then they change the names when they've identified their next target.

As soup said, this is different from the hopefully well-meaning but likely not well-organized SAHMs.

Tweety and all the Eastlands are the best Longhorns you will ever meet. They will have to have Dicks memorial service at DKR and still there wouldn't be enough seats for all who would want to attend. My heart is broken and I'm still in shock. I have very close ties to Camp Mystic. It's truly the happiest place on earth when camp is in session. I love you Tweety, Richard, Britt, and Edward. James and Dick are together with all of the brave girls who fought like hell to stay here but God will take care of them now. Love conquers all, so everyone keep on hugging your people, call your loved ones and tell them you love them. Life is a beautiful gift and we need more empathy, compassion, and patience more than ever these days. I'm praying for all my Mystic people. You're light will live on through me forever.

Do not donate to any GoFundMe. Period. They are scams until proven otherwise

CanyonAg77 said:

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Guitarsoup said:

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I am seeing little local SAHM businesses making T-shirts for sale with victims names/images and claiming the money made will go to the families, but no known connections to the families

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Most likely you are seeing scammers out of India or Pakistan, claiming to be someone who's identity they stole off Facebook

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Those grifters will emerge, but that isn't what I have seen so far.

So far what I am seeing is this grift from actual locals.

VaultingChemist said:

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45-70Ag said:

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URGENT: Friends/Family of one of the little girls we lost in the floods reached out: “Media is hunting the families & friends of missing or deceased - they are combing social media and hounding families. Please call on press to allow families to grieve. Now is not the time.”

— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) July 7, 2025

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A strong word of caution for anyone that decides to communicate with the press: please reserve the right to proofread any story before it is published.

My wife was a teacher for a high school student who drowned in a flood in our hometown. She granted an interview with a reporter to describe what a kind, sweet person the student was. However, she was misquoted (reporter actually made up some of her statements), which caused some very hurtful feelings for the parents.

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I was interviewed for a news story about 14 years ago. I asked the reporter to send me a rough draft before publication so I could review and make sure he got everything right. He said he would, but he didn't. And he misquoted me. Never again.

A lot of times it's out of the reporter's hands, an editor is making that call (also the headline is very frequently out of the reporter's hands as well).

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I've been following a former coworker on Facebook. Her sister along with 4 family members (one a child) have been missing from the RV park in Kerrville that was hit so hard. Earlier she posted that her BILs wallet and RV keys had been found. Just now she posted that one family member has been found, deceased, that's all she knows now. Prayers for the Knetsch and Meyers family.

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I grew up down the road from the Knetsch family. G used to give me a ride to school. We farmed their land. I am praying for their safety.

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scd88 said:

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Glenn Juenke - thank you.

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This man needs to be formally recognized at Kyle this fall in front of 100k+ with a video story on the Jumbotron of what he did to save so many young girls. Legend.

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He should be awarded the Medal of Freedom, maybe at next year's SOTU.

Sometimes we agree!

EXCLUSIVE: I just spoke w/ Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, who heroically saved 165 campers in the Central Texas floods.

Before choosing to serve, he was a finance bro in NY.

This was his first official rescue.

“Honestly, I’m mostly just a dude. I’m just doing a job.… pic.twitter.com/tint0gT9yd

— Jennie Taer 🎗️ (@JennieSTaer) July 6, 2025

Are there any local prayer services scheduled?

2 Corinthians 1:34 (ESV)

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our affliction,
so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction,
with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."

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swimmerbabe11 said:

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EXCLUSIVE: I just spoke w/ Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, who heroically saved 165 campers in the Central Texas floods.

Before choosing to serve, he was a finance bro in NY.

This was his first official rescue.

“Honestly, I’m mostly just a dude. I’m just doing a job.… pic.twitter.com/tint0gT9yd

— Jennie Taer 🎗️ (@JennieSTaer) July 6, 2025

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I think this does belong in the doing ones job more than heroism.

The rest of the girls got driven out by bus a few hours later from the same location.

The rescue swimmers and the like don't quite get enough credit here, and they should be called out where they put their lives in danger and for their tremendous skill.

So very sorry for your loss.

Praying for you.

Our prayers I'm are with you, your family, and all those affected. Forever.

Praying for your family and your little girl. May God watch over y'all at all times

God bless you and your family.

Thank you for sharing in your time of need.

Prayers lifted

I pray you and your family are able to find some measure of comfort in the coming days, weeks, and months. Your family, and all those impacted by this tragedy will be in our thoughts.

Blessings to you and your family and don't second-guess what you did. You were doing the best you could in the moment and sounds like you used more discretion than many others might when dealing with the media.

Sorry for your loss, praying for you!

I'm so sorry for everything you are going through right now.

Any words will not give solace but I pray so hard you feel the love of so many of us

God bless you and your family

I am so sorry for your loss.

Any news on Mary Grace or Blakely?

I am sorry for your loss. I am praying for you and all the others that are grieving for their loved ones.

The sorrow I'm feeling exceeds words.

God be with you. Lord please send all angels to guard everyone affected and involved

I pray that the Lord will give you and your family peace in the midst of your terrible loss and keep beautiful Linnie safe in his arms until you are reunited one day.

The media vultures looking for tears at the 10 PM news or the headline on the daily paper can go **** themselves.

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I don't think it's a stretch to say that millions of people are grieving for you.

May all the prayers and tears offered for your family and all the other families shake the heavens for the love, mercy, and peace you need…now and for all time.