“She just lost it,” Alicia Duff tells PEOPLE. “Full-on red face, puffy eyes, sobbing.”
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- Alicia Duff was visiting family in the Dallas–Fort Worth area over the weekend when she learned about widespread flooding across the state
- It wasn’t until Saturday morning that the mom of two, ages 6 and 8, saw a Facebook post showing the names and photos of the missing girls — one of whom was a friend of her daughters
- After learning the news, Alicia, 40, struggled with how to tell her kids
Alicia Duff was visiting family in the Dallas–Fort Worth area over the weekend when news of widespread flooding across the state was reported.
Her daughters — Amelia, 6, and Elliana, 8 — caught a glimpse of the coverage and noticed Kerr County was mentioned. But they weren’t fully paying attention, and at that point, there was no mention of Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls located about six miles southwest of Hunt, Texas.
It wasn’t until Saturday morning, while staying at her aunt’s house, that Alicia saw a Facebook post showing the names and photos of the girls reported missing from the camp. One of them was a friend of her daughter’s…