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Katherine Ferruzzo’s family confirmed her remains were found Friday morning.

Her family shared her following statement:

On Friday, July 11, 2025, Katherine Ferruzzo’s remains were found. We are incredibly grateful to all the search and rescue professionals and volunteers who have remained steadfast in their efforts to locate the victims of this tragedy. We would especially like to thank the Texas Rangers.

Katherine, a recent graduate of Memorial High School, had been accepted to The University of Texas at Austin this fall and planned to become a Special Education teacher.

The Katherine Ferruzzo Legacy Foundation is being established to honor Katherine and her compassion for those with special needs and learning differences. We will share a link with donation details in the coming days.

We would like to thank the Houston and Camp Mystic communities for their unwavering support and for allowing us to mourn this tragedy in private. We are heartbroken for the other families and pray for all who have been affected.

Before dawn on July 4, heavy tropical rain over Central Texas filled the Guadalupe River, which rose 26 feet in about 45 minutes. In the darkness, the wall of fast-moving water then indiscriminately swept people, homes, vehicles and trees downstream.

One of the areas hit was Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp southwest of Hunt along the Guadalupe River, where 27 people were reported missing after the flood.