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Jul. 5, 2025
Updated Jul. 6, 2025 at 1:43 p.m. CDT
Update:
1:42 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2025: Updated with information from a news conference.
The Latest on Sunday: Deaths rise to 59 in historic Kerr County flash floods, as other deaths reported elsewhere
The longtime director of a popular Texas summer camp was killed in the devastating floods that ravaged the Hill Country on Friday.
Heart O’ the Hills confirmed that co-owner and director Jane Ragsdale was among the 59 victims. The camp in Hunt, located northwest of San Antonio, was not in session at the time, but Ragsdale was on site when the flood hit.
“We are mourning the loss of a woman who influenced countless lives and was the definition of strong and powerful,” the camp said.
D-FW Weather Wise
Heart O’ the Hills camp is about two miles from Camp Mystic, where a frantic search is underway for 11 missing girls and a counselor, as of Sunday afternoon. The Texas Hill Country is home to several popular summer camps, drawing thousands of kids, many from Dallas-Fort Worth, every summer.
Related:What was lost when parts of Camp Mystic, a beloved summer destination, washed away
Heart O’ the Hills called her the “heart and soul” of the girls’ camp. Ragsdale started as a camper and counselor, then served as program director from 1978 to 1987. She became a co-owner in 1976 and director in 1988.
“She was very much a part of the fabric and core of the Texas Hill Country,” said Ben Sandifer, a Dallas photographer, naturalist and friend of Ragsdale. “She touched so many lives, not just children at camp but throughout the community.”
Tributes poured in for Ragsdale. Many took to social media to express anguish over Ragsdale’s death.
“Jane was a pillar among women & an example of what feminine, godly strength should look like when I needed that most in my life,” one woman wrote on Facebook.
“She was the most genuine soul and had such a huge hand in raising so many of us and the girls now,” another wrote on Facebook. “This is such a loss and so devastating.”
On X, a mother wrote, “Waking up to a world where Jane Ragsdale is gone feels like a nightmare.”
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Jul. 5, 2025
Updated Jul. 6, 2025 at 1:43 p.m. CDT
Update:
1:42 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2025: Updated with information from a news conference.
The Latest on Sunday: Deaths rise to 59 in historic Kerr County flash floods, as other deaths reported elsewhere
The longtime director of a popular Texas summer camp was killed in the devastating floods that ravaged the Hill Country on Friday.
Heart O’ the Hills confirmed that co-owner and director Jane Ragsdale was among the 59 victims. The camp in Hunt, located northwest of San Antonio, was not in session at the time, but Ragsdale was on site when the flood hit.
“We are mourning the loss of a woman who influenced countless lives and was the definition of strong and powerful,” the camp said.
D-FW Weather Wise
Heart O’ the Hills camp is about two miles from Camp Mystic, where a frantic search is underway for 11 missing girls and a counselor, as of Sunday afternoon. The Texas Hill Country is home to several popular summer camps, drawing thousands of kids, many from Dallas-Fort Worth, every summer.
Related:What was lost when parts of Camp Mystic, a beloved summer destination, washed away
Heart O’ the Hills called her the “heart and soul” of the girls’ camp. Ragsdale started as a camper and counselor, then served as program director from 1978 to 1987. She became a co-owner in 1976 and director in 1988.
“She was very much a part of the fabric and core of the Texas Hill Country,” said Ben Sandifer, a Dallas photographer, naturalist and friend of Ragsdale. “She touched so many lives, not just children at camp but throughout the community.”
Tributes poured in for Ragsdale. Many took to social media to express anguish over Ragsdale’s death.
“Jane was a pillar among women & an example of what feminine, godly strength should look like when I needed that most in my life,” one woman wrote on Facebook.
“She was the most genuine soul and had such a huge hand in raising so many of us and the girls now,” another wrote on Facebook. “This is such a loss and so devastating.”
On X, a mother wrote, “Waking up to a world where Jane Ragsdale is gone feels like a nightmare.”
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