THE family of an eight-year-old girl who died in the flash floods that hit a summer camp in Texas have made a touching tribute.
Renee Smajstrla is one of nine children who died after the Guadalupe River in Kerr County rose by 26ft in just 45 minutes on Friday.
Search and Rescue teams continue working around the clock following flash flooding on the Guadalupe River[/caption]
As of Saturday morning at least 27 people have been confirmed dead and a desperate search continues for the dozens still missing.
Renee’s family confirmed the tragic news in a heartbreaking tribute on social media.
They shared the final photo taken of Renee which was of her smiling while at Camp Mystic on Thursday, hours before the devastating floods hit.
She can be seen smiling on a step dressed all in pink.
“We are thankful she was with her friends and having the time of her life, as evidenced by this picture from yesterday,” her uncle Shawn Salta wrote on Facebook.
“She will forever be living her best life at Camp Mystic.”
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