{"id":4313,"date":"2025-07-11T19:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=4313"},"modified":"2025-07-11T19:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:31:25","slug":"its-the-kind-of-news-that-makes-the-world-go-still-all-27-girls-who-went-missing-during-the-july-4th-floods-at-camp-mystic-in-kerr-county-texas-have-now-been-confirmed-dead-early-this-mor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=4313","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the kind of news that makes the world go still. All 27 girls who went missing during the July 4th floods at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, have now been confirmed dead. Early this morning, rescue crews found the last bodies in the Guadalupe River. The hope that families had been holding onto is now gone. Across Texas, over 104 people have died in what\u2019s become one of the worst disasters the state has seen. Grief hangs everywhere. But in the middle of this heartbreak, one voice stood out\u2014not from a stage, but from the heart. John Foster, the 25-year-old country singer and American Idol runner-up, donated $150,000 to help the victims\u2019 families and first responders. Then he disappeared into a small studio near Austin. No band. No big production. Just his pain, a guitar, and a song."},"content":{"rendered":"

TRAGEDY AT CAMP MYSTIC: All Girls Confirmed Dead After Texas Flood Horror \u2014 Country Idol John Foster Donates $150K and Releases Tear-Jerking Ballad \u201cTell That Angel I Love Her\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is the kind of news that\u00a0breaks a nation\u2019s heart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

All\u00a027 girls<\/strong>\u00a0who were swept away during the\u00a0July 4th flash floods<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas<\/strong>, have now been\u00a0officially confirmed dead<\/strong>. Rescue crews made the devastating announcement early this morning as the final bodies were recovered along the\u00a0Guadalupe River<\/strong>, ending all hope for miracles<\/p>\n

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The disaster \u2014 which has already claimed\u00a0over 104 lives across Texas<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 is now among the\u00a0deadliest natural tragedies in recent state history<\/strong>, with grieving parents, shattered communities, and stunned onlookers still asking how it could have happened so fast.<\/p>\n

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Enter John Foster: Idol Runner-Up Becomes an Unlikely Beacon of Hope<\/h3>\n

But even in the midst of overwhelming loss, one voice has quietly risen \u2014 not from the top of the charts, but from the\u00a0cracked heart of country music itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Enter John Foster: Idol Runner-Up Becomes an Unlikely Beacon of Hope<\/h3>\n

But even in the midst of overwhelming loss, one voice has quietly risen \u2014 not from the top of the charts, but from the\u00a0cracked heart of country music itself<\/strong>.m<\/p>\n

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John Foster<\/strong>, the humble, gravel-voiced\u00a0runner-up on last season\u2019s\u00a0American Idol<\/em><\/strong>, has stepped forward in a way that\u2019s moved the nation. The 25-year-old rising star, who grew up just two hours from Kerrville,\u00a0donated $150,000<\/strong>\u00a0to help support the victims\u2019 families and exhausted first responders.<\/p>\n

But he didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n

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A Song Straight From the Ashes<\/h3>\n

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Just hours after the tragic news broke, Foster retreated into a small recording studio outside Austin. What came out wasn\u2019t polished. It wasn\u2019t planned. It was just raw grief, wrapped in melody.<\/p>\n

The result? A stripped-down,\u00a0renewed acoustic version of his unreleased track<\/strong>, now titled\u00a0\u201cTell That Angel I Love Her\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 and listeners say it\u2019s\u00a0one of the most soul-wrenching ballads in years<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEach tear that falls on my guitar
Is a hug from afar
Lord, won\u2019t you tell that angel I love her?
As y\u2019all live in the stars\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The line has already sparked over\u00a01.2 million views<\/strong> on TikTok in under 12 hours, with thousands of fans sharing how the song brought them to tears.<\/p>\n

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John Foster also performed \u201cTell That Angel I Love Her,\u201d in a heartfelt tribute to the late Maggie Dunn and Caroline Gill. He was close friends with the two girls. They were killed during a high speed police chase on New Year\u2019s Eve 2022. A police officer hit their car while pursuing another car.<\/p>\n

Foster performed this original song right before he advanced into the top 20 on American Idol last month.<\/p>\n

You can see him getting emotional at the end. I can only imagine the journey this has been for him\u2026a wild ride his friends Maggie and Caroline are surely proud of.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/rebrand.ly\/6af962 WAFB Channel 9<\/p>\n

Posted by\u00a0Liz Koh WAFB<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday, May 15, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThis Song\u2019s for Them. For the 27 Angels.\u201d<\/h3>\n

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In a short post that accompanied the surprise release, Foster wrote:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t plan this. I just\u2026 couldn\u2019t sleep. I kept seeing their faces. So I wrote. And cried. And recorded. This song\u2019s not for streams. It\u2019s not for charts.
It\u2019s for\u00a0them<\/em>. For the 27 angels. And their mamas and daddies still waiting for them to come home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The ballad has already drawn comparisons to early Chris Stapleton and Jamey Johnson \u2014 but with an emotional vulnerability that cuts deeper.<\/p>\n

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A Star Is Born in the Shadow of Grief<\/h3>\n

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Foster\u2019s act of generosity and grief-soaked song have thrust him into the national spotlight \u2014 not as a polished pop-country act, but as a\u00a0genuine soul whose voice sounds like it\u2019s lived through every line<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also pledged to\u00a0donate all streaming revenue<\/strong>\u00a0from the track to\u00a0the Texas Flood Recovery Fund<\/strong>, along with plans for a\u00a0benefit concert in Kerrville later this month<\/strong>, featuring other artists including\u00a0Lainey Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Cody Johnson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\u00a0As families light candles for the daughters they\u2019ll never hold again, and a state counts the names of the lost, one young man with a guitar did the only thing he knew how to do: tell the angels he loves them \u2014 for all of us who never got the chance to say goodbye.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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