Texas mother praises brave camp counselors who saved her sons from 'absolutely devastating' floods

Keli Rabon, a mother of two sons who safely escaped flooding at a Texas camp, described the harrowing moment she realized the region’s high waters were "far more serious" than she initially believed on "The Story."

"Once I saw the statement from Camp Mystic that your daughter is okay if you've not been notified yet, I thought, oh my gosh, this is far more serious than that initial text message [on July 4th] would have led me to believe," Rabon recalled Monday. "And then within a couple of hours, I decided I needed to get in the car and go, you know, a mom on a mission to get to my kids."

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The mother shared she rushed from Houston to Camp La Junta, where her two sons, ages 7 and 9-years-old, were staying. Their flooded camp is located six miles from Camp Mystic, which currently mourns the loss of 27 campers and counselors. At least 100 total have died from the floods, according to authorities.

Rabon attributed her sons’ safe evacuation from the flood to their camp counselors’ bravery.

"As the water started to come in, his brave camp counselors, who are really just kids themselves – college kids – they encouraged the boys to get on the first bunk, then to get on the second bunk," she relayed. "Then, before you know it, they were lifting the little boys up into the rafters to keep them out of harm's way."

Rabon described her 7-year-old as still being in a "state of shock," adding that he remembers the water being high enough to break the window. 

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"I just can't imagine how terrifying this was," Rabon shared. "And it was happening, you know, as it was dark. No power, you're so unfamiliar in this situation. How do you ever prepare for that?"

A childhood attendee of Hill Country camps herself, the mother addressed whether she would ever send her sons to camp again.

"I need to think it through, but I can tell you that Brayden, my older one, with two summers of camp under his belt, says in a heartbeat he would go back," Rabon admitted. 

Her sons said they are comfortable with her discussing such a distressing situation because they want to "represent the pride" they have in Camp La Junta, Rabon added. 

In Kerr County, the Guadalupe River rose more than 25 feet within an hour, state officials report. President Donald Trump has declared the region’s flash flooding a "100-year catastrophe" and plans to visit Hill Country on Friday. 

Sky star Angel Reese rips WNBA officials after loss to Lynx: 'Tired of this s---'

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese added to the chorus of complaints about WNBA officials following the team’s 80-75 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night.

Reese notched 16 points and 17 rebounds in 37 minutes of play for Chicago. But she lamented the free-throw disparity between the two teams. Chicago only shot eight free throws compared to Minnesota’s 17 attempts.

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Reese herself only shot two free throws. She averaged about 4.4 attempts per game.

"It's tough when you talk to officials, and I asked them, 'Hey, we've only been to the free throw line twice up until the fourth quarter,' and she tells me it's not her job," the second-year Sky forward said, via ESPN. "So it's frustrating because I know how hard we are battling inside, and I think that we came down and fought as hard as we could with what we had, and I just know we continue to grow in this.

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"I think this is a leaping step for us, and obviously we know we can compete with the best, but [the officiating] has to be fixed. And I don't give a damn if I get fined because that s--- is cheap, and I'm tired of this s---. (Because) I've been nice, and I've been humble with it, but I am tired of this s---."

WNBA officiating has been under fire from players during the season.

It came to a head during the Indiana Fever’s game against the Connecticut Sun earlier this season when chippy-play turned into a skirmish at the end.

Reese also got entangled with Caitlin Clark during the season. She has been on the receiving end of 55 personal fouls this year.

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