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Missouri Guard rescues 202 kids, counselors from flooded camp

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July 11, 2026

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Missouri National Guard helicopters rescued 202 children and counselors stranded by floodwaters at Camp Taum Sauk in Reynolds County, Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office said. Kehoe activated the Missouri National Guard to carry out the evacuation from the camp near Lesterville. Eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and about 35 crew members airlifted the campers and staff []...Click to read more

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The Daily Beast

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· Jul 11, 2026

National Guard Airlifts Summer Campers From Historic Floods

Sgt. Eddie Young/ Missouri State / via REUTERSThe National Guard has scrambled to rescue over 200 campers trapped by floodwaters. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe declared a state of emergency on Friday as rapidly rising floodwaters threatened the Camp Taum Sauk summer camp, 100 miles southwest of St. Louis, prompting the National Guard to evacuate children by helicopter. Also airlifted to safety were around 20 campers who had climbed to the roof of a collapsed building at the Barecat Getaway campground in Reynolds County.Read more at The Daily Beast.

BNO News

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· Jul 11, 2026

All rescued after building collapses into floodwaters in Missouri

A building collapsed into floodwaters at a campground in southeast Missouri, where officials initially said 10 to 17 people fell into the water. Everyone involved in the collapse was rescued, and five campers who were separately reported missing were also found safe. The collapse happened Friday at Bearcat Getaway Campground near Lesterville in Reynolds County, [] The post All rescued after building collapses into floodwaters in Missouri appeared first on BNO News.

DNyuz

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· Jul 11, 2026

Stranded campers among hundreds rescued from historic Missouri flooding after ‘1-in-1,000-year event’ dumps a foot of rain

Hundreds of people, including young campers, were rescued across Missouri Friday as flash flooding from a once-in-a-millennium deluge transformed rivers into raging torrents. A series of thunderstorms dumped between 6 and 12 inches of rain across southeast Missouri in what officials have described as a 1-in-1000-year rainfall event. The historic overnight downpour prompted Gov. Mike []

Associated Press

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· Jul 11, 2026

Aerial video shows widespread flooding in Lesterville, Missouri

Emergency crews rescued about 20 people in Missouri on Friday after a building collapsed in a campground following widespread flooding and heavy rainfall in the state. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

The West Australian

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· Jul 11, 2026

Helicopter evacuations from Missouri summer camp

More than 150 children and staff at a Missouri summer camp have been flown to safety and about 20 rescued from a campground after a building collapsed.

The Namibian

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· Jun 23, 2026

All 96 Fish River Canyon hikers rescued safe and uninjured

All 96 hikers stranded in the Fish River Canyon since Sunday have been rescued after overflowing dams caused dangerous water levels downstream. ||Kharas regional police commander commissioner Marius Katamila yesterday said the police have successfully completed the rescue mission, with the last 28 hikers airlifted by 17h00. The hikers were part of Namibia Wildlife Resorts’ [] The post All 96 Fish River Canyon hikers rescued safe and uninjured appeared first on The Namibian.

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Related coverage for "Missouri Guard rescues 202 kids, counselors from flooded camp": The Daily Beast — National Guard Airlifts Summer Campers From Historic Floods. BNO News — All rescued after building collapses into floodwaters in Missouri. DNyuz — Stranded campers among hundreds rescued from historic Missouri flooding after ‘1-in-1,000-year event’ dumps a foot of rain. Associated Press — Aerial video shows widespread flooding in Lesterville, Missouri. The West Australian — Helicopter evacuations from Missouri summer camp. The Namibian — All 96 Fish River Canyon hikers rescued safe and uninjured