Nacogdoches Teen Survives Hill Country Flood Horror

We have all heard stories of loss concerning the Hill Country floods. It's so devastating; it's hard to dwell on it too long.

Some of the amazing stories of children whose lives were miraculously saved are also hard to hear. They are especially hard when they hit close to home.

According to KTRE, 19-year-old John David Stover and three other Camp La Junta staff were in a cabin that was swept away when water rushed through the campgrounds.

Grateful For Son's Life, Struggling With The Grief Of Losing So Many

Stover has made it back home safe, but seeing the video of his cabin floating down the river, you know it could have gone either way. John's mother, Dawn, is grateful yet in the same breath struggles with the grief of losing so many other children in the flood on July 4th.

John David had been going to Camp La Junta every year for the past 10 summers. This summer was his first summer as a staff member at the camp.

He will never forget floating down the Guadalupe River.

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It was dark when the cabin floated off its foundation and started its journey. I can only imagine what it's like to be woken up as your cabin becomes a houseboat in a raging river.

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All of the 380 campers at Camp La Junta made it home safe, but the families had to wait almost 13 hours after the flood to get that news.