Chiefs owner's family mourns young relative lost in devastating Texas floods: 'Tragic loss'

Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, discusses the flooding in Texas and how the 'big, beautiful bill' will benefit the country on 'Sunday Night in America.'

Tavia Hunt, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, revealed that one of the victims in the tragic Texas floods was a member of their family. 

Janie Hunt was one of the Camp Mystic campers who died in the devastating floods over the weekend. She was just nine years old.

"Our hearts are broken by the devastation from the floods in Wimberley and the tragic loss of so many lives – including a precious little Hunt cousin, along with several friend’s little girls," Tavia Hunt wrote in an Instagram post. 

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Janie Hunt was killed when a flood ripped through Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas on July 4, 2025. (Anne Hunt)

Tavia Hunt continued in her post with messages about her Christian faith. 

"How do we trust a God who is supposed to be good, all knowing and all powerful, but who allows such terrible things to happen – even to children?"

"That is a sacred and tender question — and one the Bible doesn’t shy away from. Scripture is filled with the cries of those whose hearts have been shattered, who still wrestle to trust the same God they believe allowed the pain."

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William Herbert Hunt, the late billionaire, was the great-grandfather of Janie. William was the brother of late Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, whose father to the team’s current owner, Clark. 

The horrific floods have killed at least 79 people and left 41 others unaccounted for following a storm that decimated the region. 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation on Sunday,