Early this morning, rescue teams pulled the final body from the Guadalupe River.
With that, the desperate hope that families had clung to for over a week vanished.
All 27 girls who had gone missing during the July 4th floods at Camp Mystic are now confirmed dead.
This marks one of the deadliest natural disasters in Texas history, with the stateโs death toll now climbing past 104.
Entire communities remain underwater or displaced, and grief hangs over the region like a heavy, unmoving cloud.
But amidst this unspeakable tragedy, one unexpected voice has offered something smallโbut deeply human.
John Foster, a 25-year-old country singer and former American Idol runner-up, quietly donated $150,000 to support the victimsโ families and exhausted first responders.
He didnโt make an announcement or stand in front of camerasโhe just gave, and then disappeared into a small studio outside Austin.
No producers. No band. Just John, a guitar, and the unbearable ache of loss.
In just two days, Foster recorded a stripped-down version of โTell That Angel I Love Her,โ one of his earliest songs.
This new rendition is rawโhis voice cracking, the guitar imperfect, as though itโs barely holding him up.
It sounds more like a whispered prayer than a polished performance.
The track was released quietly on social media, but it didnโt stay quiet for long.
Parents, siblings, and even search crew members began sharing the song, saying it captured what no words could.
Within hours, the video had racked up millions of viewsโmany accompanied by tearful comments and candle emojis.
โThis isnโt about fame,โ one listener wrote. โItโs about someone giving shape to a grief too big for words.โ
Foster has refused interviews since the release, choosing instead to direct fans to donation links and mental health resources.
He simply left a caption under the video: โThis is for the girls. And for anyone who loved them.โ
Camp Mystic, once a place of laughter and summer innocence, now stands abandonedโmuddy, broken, and quiet.
Yet Fosterโs voice has reached beyond the wreckage, offering a fragile kind of solace.
Not healing, not closureโbut recognition. And that, right now, is enough.
As Texas mourns, a song lingers in the backgroundโsoft, imperfect, and honest.
It may not bring anyone back. But in its sorrow, it reminds us: even in silence, we can still say goodbye.