'Thank you for sharing Greta with us' | Camp Mystic camper found dead in Hill Country flooding, school PTO says

HOUSTON — A Houston girl is among those who lost their life in the Texas Hill Country floods, a school organization confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

Greta Toranzo, 10, was a camper at Camp Mystic when the Guadalupe River quickly rose in the morning hours of July 4.

“It’s with unimaginable sadness we share that Greta’s family has confirmed she lost her life in the Kerr County floods,” read a post from the Sinclair Elementary Parent Teacher Organization. “As a community please continue to send your love and support to the entire Toranzo family. We do ask that you grant the Toranzo family privacy and room to grieve.”

The post continued:

“We know this feels impossible to process. We will share additional support systems for students via ParentSquare once we have them in place. We encourage the community to continue visiting campus to leave messages and flowers at Greta’s silhouette and as a gathering place to celebrate Greta’s life.

“Toranzo family, there are no words that can ease your pain. Please know our community will continue to lift you all in our thoughts and hearts for the days and months to come and we will remain steadfast in our support. Thank you for sharing Greta with us. May she rest in peace and live forever in our hearts.”

At Sinclair Elementary, tributes continue to pour in.

Flowers line the fence outside the school, messages to Greta are written in chalk, and blue ribbons are tied around trees throughout the Timbergrove neighborhood. Blue was Greta’s favorite color. The pain of what’s happening in the Hill Country is even felt by strangers.

“Losing a child is the worst thing that could probably happen to you, and this way is even worse to me,” Tracy Clause says she understands grief. She lost her son in a car accident in 2007 and says other people she knew were also victims of the Hill Country floods.

She came to Sinclair Elementary to leave a tribute for Greta Toranzo.

This past weekend, Tehren Webb says her kids noticed the neighborhood rallying around the Toranzo family. A prayer vigil was held Saturday night at the school for Greta.

“[My kids] passed a table two houses down, thought the girls were selling lemonade and they were actually raising money selling these bracelets for Greta,” Webb said, showing off some of the bracelets.

This afternoon—the school’s PTO shared the devastating news. The organization states it is offering support to students who need it. The Sinclair PTO is also encouraging people to keep sharing messages to support Greta’s family.

“I think it shows the family there’s people praying for them,” Clause said about coming to the school. Clause reflected on her own grief.

“Knowing I have people that care about me and strangers that don’t even know me, I think that support it will help them carry themselves through this tragic event,” Clause said.

On Tuesday, a school resource officer and a therapy dog were on site offering help to those who needed it. The Sinclair PTO says it will have additional resources available to students and parents who need it.

The floods in Central Texas have left more than 100 people dead. Twenty-seven of the victims were campers at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas.