The devastating July 4, 2025, floods in Texas have claimed over 100 lives, including 21-year-old Joyce Catherine Badon and two young campers, 9-year-old Lila Bonner and 8-year-old Eloise Peck. Joyce was swept away in Hunt, Texas, while attending a holiday gathering with friends. Trapped by rising floodwaters, she managed to send a final text to her parents before the house collapsed.
Her body was found days later. Her friends—Aidan Heartfield, Reese Manchaca, and Ella Cahill—were also swept away. Only Reese’s body has since been recovered.