2 girls rescued alive while hanging onto tree FALSE

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UPDATE 2:47 p.m. CST - In an astonishing development, the Kerr County Lead reported two girls were rescued alive 30 feet above ground hanging onto a tree Sunday in the community of Center Point, about 8 miles west of Comfort along the Guadalupe River.

The girls have not been identified and it's unclear if they are in relation to the missing Camp Mystic campers.

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Earlier report of girls rescued from tree proven false
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: We want to address something important and deeply disappointing. Earlier today, we shared a story about two girls being rescued from a tree. We've since learned that this story is not true.

This has been incredibly difficult for our entire team. We take full responsibility and want to be as transparent and direct as possible.

The initial report came from a man named Cord Shiflet, who was on the ground actively searching for survivors. He shared a live video on his Facebook that two girls had been found alive, 27 feet up in a tree. This information was shared with conviction, and several individuals echoed it, claiming to have first-hand knowledge and reliable sources. Based on that confidence, and the urgency of the situation, we moved forward with publishing the story.
We were wrong. We were misled — and in our hope to believe and share what we thought was a moment of light, we unintentionally spread misinformation.

— John Wells, publisher
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This is sick.