Young relative of Kansas City Chiefs owner dies in Texas floods

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Tragedy struck the Hunt family, which owns the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, this weekend as flooding has devastated parts of Texas.

Janie Hunt, a nine-year-old cousin in the family, was one of the Camp Mystic campers who died in the natural disaster.

“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, the wife of Clark Hunt, wrote in an Instagram post on Sunday. “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.”

Tavia also shared several quotes from the Bible to express her heartbreak.

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who crushed in spirit,” she wrote, quoting Psalm 34:18.

The camp reportedly said that 27 campers and counsellors had died in the incident.

According to reports, Janie was the great-granddaughter of the late William Herbert Hunt, who was the brother of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt. Clark Hunt is the son of Lamar and has owned the team since 2005, the year before Lamar died.

As of Monday morning, the death toll in the Texas Hill Country reportedly has reached 82 after massive rains led to the flooding of the Guadalupe River.

With more rain forecast for the area, even further damage is expected.