Miami Herald: Death of Dallas twins, 8, attending Camp Mystic confirmed by their grandfather

The Miami Herald reported that twins Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence, 8, are among the dead from Camp Mystic, the storied camp along the Guadalupe River in western Kerr County.

The newspaper said the girls are the grandchildren of former Miami Herald publisher David Lawrence, who confirmed the deaths in a statement.

“It has been an unimaginable time for all of us. Hanna and Rebecca gave their parents John and Lacy and sister Harper, and all in our family, so much joy,” Lawrence said. “They and that joy can never be forgotten.”

The twins were part of more than 15 young girls who were missing after a devastating flood rampaged along the South Fork on the Guadalupe River early Friday morning. At least 28 children are dead, and it’s likely the Lawrence twins were part of the last count of fatalities announced by Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha on Sunday.

The newspaper reported that the twins were also with their 14-year-old sister, who would have been in another part of the camp when the storm struck early Friday morning.

John Lawrence is one of the five children of David and Roberta Lawrence. He and his wife, Lacy Lawrence, are attorneys in Dallas, the elder Lawrence told the Herald. David Lawrence is the board chair and founder of The Children’s Movement of Florida, as well as the former publisher of The Miami Herald, which he led from 1989 to 1999.

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