In 1987, sudden and intense rainfall caused the river to surge at an unprecedented rate in mid-July, leading to a tragedy that killed 10 campers at Pot O' Gold Christian Camp, a summer camp near Comfort, Texas. The campers drowned when their bus attempted to evacuate them and was overtaken by floodwater.

Two best friends, Lila Bonner and Eloise Peck, are among the kids who died at Camp Mystic in Texas when flooding swept through the area on the Fourth of July, according to local news outlets and their