The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Texas’ devastating floods over the Fourth of July weekend has found some solace after recovering a letter her daughter wrote shortly before her death.

In an emotional interview with People published Monday, Lindsey McLeod McCrory of Houston said she wasn’t initially concerned when she learned Camp Mystic ― where Blakely McCrory, 8, was a camper ― was going to be hit with floods from the nearby Guadalupe River.

“They’re probably having a blast,” recalled McLeod McCrory, who also spent time at Camp Mystic as a child, “because that’s what I remembered: ‘Oh, rainy day, stay in your cabin, play board games, or listen to music, whatever. It’s going to pass.’”

Before long, she received a message from Camp Mystic that Blakely was among the camper

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