“Yesterday, both my Grandma Janet and my Grandma Paquita passed away.”
A family member of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt has died in the Texas floods.
Tavia Hunt, the wife of Clark Hunt, revealed the tragic news in a July 5 Instagram post where she paid tribute to the NFL owner’s 9-year-old cousin, Janie Hunt.
Janie Hunt was one of the Camp Mystic campers who died as a result of the floods.
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"Our hearts are broken by the devastation from the floods in Wimberley and the tragic loss of so many lives – including a precious little Hunt cousin, along with several friends' little girls," Tavia Hunt wrote.Â
“How do we trust a God who is supposed to be good, all knowing and all powerful, but who allows such terrible things to happen — even to children?” Tavia Hunt added on Instagram.
Janie Hunt’s family later confirmed the little girl’s death in a statement shared by People.
According to Fox News, Janie Hunt was the great-granddaughter of William Herbert Hunt — whose brother, Lamar Hunt, founded and owned the Chiefs’ franchise for nearly five decades.
Lamar Hunt’s son, Clark Hunt, Janie’s cousin, currently serves as chairman and CEO of the franchise.Â
In her tribute post, Tavia Hunt credited her faith for getting her family through this difficult time.
“If your heart is broken, I assure you God is near. He is gentle with your wounds. And He is still worthy — even when your soul is struggling to believe it,” she wrote in the caption.
“Trust doesn’t mean you’re over the pain; it means you’re handing it to the only One who can hold it with love and restore what was lost,” she added. “For we do not grieve as those without hope.”
Camp Mystic provides update on death toll from Texas floods
The flash floods started sweeping through Texas Hill Country on Friday, July 4, according to NPR.
Camp Mystic is a private Christian summer camp for girls that sits along the Guadalupe River, which reportedly rose 26 feet within 45 minutes of the flash floods starting, per NPR.
On July 7, Camp Mystic confirmed that at least 27 campers and counselors have died, per CBS News.
🚨 BREAKING: Christian summer camp, Camp Mystic, confirms 27 campers and counselors are among the deceased in the Texas floods.
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 7, 2025
Absolutely heartbreaking.
Please keep praying for these girls and their families. I can’t imagine how they feel right now 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/IoxJGGYmDZ
"Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy," Camp Mystic said in a statement on its website. "We are praying for them constantly."
According to CBS News, more than 750 children were at the camp at the time the flooding started.
"The height the rushing water reached to the top of cabins was shocking,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who visited the camp over the weekend. “We won't stop until we find every girl who was in those cabins."
“I had about 200 kids — scared, cold, and terrified. Probably the worst day of their lives.”
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 7, 2025
Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskin shares how he helped save 165 people during the devastating Texas floods at Camp Mystic. pic.twitter.com/1jUWQGDqKa
The camp’s owner and director, Dick Eastland, reportedly died while trying to rescue campers, according to the Austin American-Statesman. He was 74.
"It doesn’t surprise me at all that his last act of kindness and sacrifice was working to save the lives of campers," a family friend wrote of Eastland, per the outlet.
"He had already saved so many lives with the gift of Camp Mystic,” the friend added.
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The flash floods have claimed at least 82 deaths across Texas Hill Country, according to The Associated Press, and death tolls are expected to rise as dozens of residents remain unaccounted for.
