Young Texas camp survivor describes harrowing moment she prepared for worst during deadly flood

A young camper who was rescued from Camp Mystic described the harrowing ordeal as catastrophic floods pummeled Central Texas We went to bed thinking it was just a normal thunderstorm One minute you see lightning strike next to your cabin and next to you you hear water's coming up -year-old Callie McAlary described on Fox Account And you have kids running just trying to get to other cabins trying to get to safety And luckily my cabin was one of the scarce cabins that did not get water but the cabins in front of us did get particular water McAlary continued McAlary's mother Tara Bradburn also reflected on the tragic flooding saying that despite living in Virginia now the camp had been a huge part of their lives as McAlary had been attending the camp since she was in second grade CAMP MYSTIC DIRECTOR DIES WHILE TRYING TO SAVE KIDS DURING TEXAS FLOODING We chose this camp I was a Texan It was crucial to me that my child have Texas roots Bradburn shared Living in Virginia we brought her to Camp Mystic and turned her over to the Dick and Tweedy Eastland family and Camp Mystics and their staff because we knew they would love on our child They would help her grow in her faith and live the Mystic ideals of being a better person and bringing out the best in her Bradburn continued We are so devastated by what has happened but truly grateful and thankful to the Eastland family for all they have done and all they've given as a family to save the children that they could Bradburn weighed in on how devastating that evening was for her daughter and how fast everything turned into a nightmare Even up on Senior Hill I think that conveys to you how fast the water came up and how high it came and how it was a -year historic flash flood We had never seen anything like this And I cannot say enough about what these young counselors did to calm these girls and to ensure their safety Bradburn commented McAlary continued to describe the night and the moment she realized something was terribly wrong REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN REUNITES WITH DAUGHTERS AFTER TEXAS CAMP FLOODING THANKS COUNTLESS HEROES We heard one second it was really bad thunder I woke up to a big giant sound of thunder and lightning striking McAlary recalled We heard one of the campers run in and say hey our cabin is flooding I knew specific girls slept on trunks that night particular girls had to share beds a few girls slept on floors because they couldn't go back to their cabin because it was so flooded in three cabins In an effort to protect herself and prepare for the worst-case scenario McAlary put a name tag on her body in the middle of the night I put on my name tag because I was scared that if water was coming out next to other cabins that our cabin might be next And I just put it on just for safekeeping in my head I was saying 'if something does happen and I do get swept away at least I'll have my name on my body ' McAlary explained Bradburn shared that both her and her husband had worked for the Department of Defense and each spent plenty of times in war zones on behalf of this nation and spoken to McAlary more times than she could count about staying safe in any milieu TEXAS FLOOD SURVIVORS SHARE HARROWING STORIES SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THOSE STILL MISSING This was not an climate we had ever thought we would have to prepare her for That comment to me as a parent when she got off that helicopter and conclusively came into my arms and I saw this name tag on her and it was the camp name tag she was issued on the day she arrived It resonated with me that somewhere those little lessons that we gave her as parents years ago and throughout her life resonated with her in that moment Bradburn mentioned Despite her daughter being alive and safe Bradburn mentioned they are devastated for so several families that are missing loved ones There are no answers This is a lot emotionally for anyone And it's something as parents we owe our child to try to be strong for her and to ensure that she also has the help she necessities moving forward Bradburn explained CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMcAlary announced she is now holding on to hope that the rest of her friends and all those who are missing are exposed soon I really hope those kids that are missing are uncovered I knew a lot of those kids and a lot of those kids the night before hugged me before we all went to bed And it's hard to think about that one minute they were hugging me and the next minute they could be gone