KERR COUNTY, TX (KOAA) — A Colorado based team is still helping with search efforts in Texas after the deadly flash flooding earlier this month.
The team is made up of more than 80 members, including some from the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD).
Colorado Task Force 1 posted an update saying they're now working with a task force out of Tennessee to search the grounds of Camp Mystic, the all girls Christian camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed.
Crews say the damage and debris there is significant.
Crews are still working to search for missing people and clear all of the debris.
Colorado Task Force 1 deployed a team to Texas on Monday, July 7 to help.
Colorado Task Force 1 has been activated and a team of around 45 members should be headed out sometime this evening. We are waiting to hear exactly where they are going, and what their mission will be. #TexasFloods pic.twitter.com/pId1xH1hTV
— Colorado Task Force 1 (@co_tf1) July 7, 2025
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To donate, just text FLOODING to 50155. Every dollar that is donated will support local organizations with relief efforts.
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