Camp Mystic, the Christian girls camp hit by devastating floods on July Fourth, was part of an eerily similar tragedy almost 38 years ago to the day. Read more:

July 4, was part of an eerily similar tragedy that occurred almost 38 years ago to the day, officials said.

That tragedy on July 17, 1987, known as the Guadalupe River Flood, began when 5 to 10 inches of rain fell in the upper headwaters of the Guadalupe River basin, which resulted in a “massive flood” that traveled down the river through Ingram, Hunt — near Camp Mystic — Kerrville and Comfort, Texas, according to reports from the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

approximately 2:45 a.m., a flood warning was issued for the Guadalupe River from Kerrville upstream, with 4 to 6 inches of rain pummeling down in only three to four hours — causing a 15-foot rise in the river near the camp.

There were also reports of people being trapped in rising waters at this time, officials said.