The girls and counselors of Camp Mystic's "Bubble Inn" cabin, photographed just days before all 15 were swept away in the Texas Hill Country floods. (Facebook) I n the pre-dawn darkness last Friday, floodwaters surged into the Guadalupe River Valley with deadly force-sweeping away cabins,

"Camp Mystic is grieving the loss of 27 campers and counselors following the catastrophic flooding on the Guadalupe River," the camp said in a statement.

Rescue operations are ongoing in Central Texas after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River left 23 girls from Camp Mystic unaccounted for. Officials say dozens have died as catastrophic floods continue to ravage the Hill Country.