{"id":1519,"date":"2025-08-11T14:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:34:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:34:28","slug":"texas-camp-mourns-8-year-old-mary-stevens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=1519","title":{"rendered":"Texas Camp Mourns 8-Year-Old Mary Stevens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A grieving Texas mother whose 8-year-old daughter died when catastrophic flash floods<\/a> ripped through Camp Mystic is desperately seeking the return of her child\u2019s cherished stuffed toy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stacy Stevens, whose daughter Mary Barrett Stevens was among the 27 killed when tragedy struck the all-girls Christian camp<\/a> on July 4, said the youngster\u2019s beloved brown monkey was swept away in the deadly floodwaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLooking for my daughter\u2019s monkey that she has had her whole life and took with her to camp,\u201d Stevens wrote Tuesday in a since-deleted public post in a Facebook group<\/a> focused on recovering lost items from the Guadalupe River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe lost my daughter and would love to have it back as it was her most prized possession. It has her name on the tag \u2014 a square sticker with Mary Barrett Stevens on it. Please call me if you find it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stuffed animal is believed to be a brown Fuddlewuddle monkey made by Jellycat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stuffed animal is believed to be a brown Fuddlewuddle monkey made by Jellycat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Facebook post seeking a lost stuffed monkey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It remains unknown if the furry companion was found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Lost Stuffy Project, a nonprofit organization, has since claimed to have sent a replacement plush toy to the heartbroken mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mary Stevens and her family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrateful we were able to send a replica to this sweet family,\u201d the group wrote on Instagram Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camp Mystic, founded in 1926, didn\u2019t evacuate before the devastating rainfall<\/a> in the already flood-prone area along the Guadalupe River led to the deadliest floods Texas has seen in more than a century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The fatal deluge ravaged the grounds of the Kerr County summer camp, killing 8- and 9-year-old campers, their teenage counselors<\/a>, and the camp\u2019s owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary, a student at Highland Park Elementary School in Austin, was remembered by loved ones as a kind-hearted, bright and compassionate child with an \u201cinfectious\u201d laugh, according to a GoFundMe <\/a>created to support the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stevens had earlier offered words to her lost child via the Austin American-Statesman.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have left the most positive impact on everyone who knew you. I\u2019m the luckiest that I got to be your mom and I will never stop loving you and trying to live life as you did. Fearless. Enthusiastic. Compassionate. And full of joy,\u201d Stevens said, addressing Mary, according to the local outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur world is shattered but I have peace getting your letters and knowing you were having the time of your life at camp and had a dance party with all of your friends before the Lord decided to take you from us. He has bigger plans for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stevens did not immediately respond to messages from The Post on Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson for the family said they are asking for privacy while they grieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At least 120 people were killed<\/a> across the Lone Star State in the horrific flood, with 173 others still missing, including five campers and one counselor, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rescuers continue to search for survivors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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