After Texas floods near Camp Wrenwood, 27 children went missing. Ten days later, three girls—Emily Rivera, Zoey Nash, and Hope Lin—were found alive inside a hollow oak tree just a mile from the disaster. A volunteer hiker heard faint whispers and discovered them sheltering under damp towels with bark tied by a shoelace.
Doctors credit their survival to recent training and resourcefulness. They collected rainwater with plastic and followed camp advice: “Stay dry, stay quiet, stay together.” Though weak and dehydrated, they stayed calm by thinking of their families.