Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopters rescued 202 young campers and staff members stranded by rapidly rising floodwaters at Camp Taum Sauk in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Floods Trigger 350 Rescues
The campers, aged 8 to 16, and their counselors were successfully evacuated and taken to St. Louis, where they were safely reunited with their families. The historic coed camp has been in operation in Lesterville, roughly 125 miles south of St. Louis, since 1946.
Following an executive order by Gov. Mike Kehoe declaring a state of emergency, local emergency personnel performed at least 351 swift-water rescues across the region. State officials are urging vigilance as the National Weather Service warned the already saturated soils could see an additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall through the weekend.
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