India, July 7 -- Emma Foltz, a senior at Louisiana Tech University and a three-year counselor at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, heroically evacuated 14 young girls to safety during the catastrophic Guadalupe River flash floods that struck Central Texas on Friday. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry thanked Foltz, calling her brave.

This comes as Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha confirmed on Sunday that 11 campers and a camp counselor are still missing and the death toll from flash foods rose to nearly 70.

Praising a Camp Mystic counselor, Gov Landry said: "She played an instrumental role in helping evacuate 14 of her campers to safety. Please join me in thanking Emma for all her hard work and bravery under immense pressure."

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