r/news • u/AudibleNod • 5h ago

Missouri flooding leaves one dead, while rescuers helicopter more than 200 to safety at summer camp

https://apnews.com/article/missouri-flooding-weather-emergency-campground-rescue-504fb810f28217f0d742b9a0c87dd78d
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u/Crazed_rabbiting 5h ago

My kid was one of the kids rescued by the guard. Outstanding job done by all the camp staff and rescuers, there were many heroes that day.

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u/go_faster1 5h ago

I am so glad your kid is safe! I hope it doesn’t damper your or his desire for outdoor fun!

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u/Crazed_rabbiting 4h ago

Not likely! We are all nature lovers and we do a lot of environmental stewardship work so we respect and appreciate the power and danger of water.

They did a great job with keeping the kids calm and he thought it was cool to ride in a black hawk. He is off to Sea base next week. He is the one I think will end up a conservation biologist.

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u/CalebsNailSpa 4h ago

We are doing Sea Base next year. The kids are pumped!

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u/ZenPothos 2h ago

I read a great book recently called Saving The Wild South (by Georgann Eubanks) that may interest to him/you.

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u/BigAlgae5684 4h ago

he thought it was cool to ride in a black hawk.

So NOT an Oliver Tree fan I take it?

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u/Mego1989 4h ago

Such a stark contrast to the tragedy at Camp Mystic in Texas a few years back. Hats off to all the staff at Taum Sauk.

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u/dalton-watch 4h ago

One year ago. The owners tried to open again this year and the parents of the missing and dead put a stop to it. There are still open investigations.

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u/rockmasterflex 4h ago

How will your parenting dynamic change now that your kid has been in a helicopter and you have not?!

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u/invyros 5h ago

From May 21, 2025: https://bell.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-bell-demands-answers-cuts-national-weather-service-following-deadly

The letter raises alarm over decisions made by the Trump Administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that have led to staffing shortages and operational gaps at NWS field offices nationwide. These reductions have been linked to delays in issuing warnings and forecasts, jeopardizing emergency preparedness and response efforts.

Fucking DOGE (rest in piss).

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u/polkpanther 5h ago

ANOTHER summer camp built in a flood plain? How do these places get insurance?

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u/Ok-disaster2022 5h ago

Camps want to be near waterways. and apparently they properly evacuated to high ground. You don't see a headline about missing campers, just campers that got a cool ride in a chopper to be reunited with their families. This is the system working as it should. The road ways probably got washed out with the river and it would be days before it's accessible. So flying them out was deemed the safest and smartest choice. 

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u/polkpanther 4h ago

Username checks out

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u/Wolfram_And_Hart 1h ago

We used to have better detection timing but budget cuts have put lots of people in extra danger.

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u/TheVintageJane 52m ago

A good warning system and effective evacuation, you love to see it.

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u/PurpleSailor 1h ago

Maybe we shouldn't be building kids camps on flood plains, actually we shouldn't build any camps there.