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The Camp Mystic flood, one year later

NPR | By Mallory Yu,
Janaya Williams, Henry Larson, Don Gonyea, Dominic Anthony Walsh
Published July 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM EDT

After their daughter Chloe died at Camp Mystic, Matthew and Wendie Childress spent a year searching for answers. The Texas Newsroom's Dominic Anthony Walsh discusses the new podcast 'After the Flood'.

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