Campers Rescued
Flooding in Missouri prompted airlifts and hundreds of rescues, with one death reported.
July 11, 2026 · Updated Jul 11, 6:50pm ET
Daily BeastNational Guard Airlifts Summer Campers From Historic Floods
CBS News200 young campers, staff rescued amid record flooding in Missouri
Washington TimesMore than 200 people at a summer camp helicoptered to safe as Missouri faces flooding
The GuardianMore than 200 people at summer camp airlifted to safety as Missouri faces flooding
FOX NewsArmy Black Hawks airlift 200-plus stranded campers as Missouri floods trigger more 350 rescues
Breitbart NewsWATCH: Army Blackhawk Choppers Rescue Child Campers from Missouri Flooding
One America News NetworkMissouri: 350 rescued, 1 dead after severe flooding and storms
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What happened
Missouri National GuardMissouri National Guardorganized militia of the U.S. state of Missouri crews used eight Black Hawk helicopters on Friday to evacuate 202 campers and counselors from Camp Taum Sauk in Lesterville after floodwaters cut off all roads into the Reynolds County site. Six to 12 inches of rain across south-central and southeastern Missouri drove flash flooding along the Black River and prompted Gov. Mike Kehoe
Mike KehoeAmerican politician (born 1962) to declare a state of emergency. Search-and-rescue teams had rescued more than 350 people and recovered one body by Saturday. About 20 people were also rescued after seeking refuge on a campground roof that collapsed.
