July 29, 2025 | By Erin Kessler | National Correspondent
In an alarming development that has reignited national attention on the disappearance of 27 girls in Texas, authorities have confirmed that a 911 emergency call was placed at 3:17 a.m. this morning — from the phone number belonging to one of the still-missing girls.
What makes the situation even more confounding is this: that exact phone had been found days ago, completely shattered, in a flood-damaged field 6 miles from Camp Mystic.
Call Lasted 8 Seconds — But Dispatch Records Reveal a Voice Was Heard
Sources inside the emergency dispatch unit have confirmed that an actual connection was made, and the call lasted 8 seconds before cutting off. A faint voice was reportedly captured in the background. A senior dispatch operator described the sound as:
“A whisper. Just one sentence. It sounded like a young girl saying, ‘I don’t know if they can see me.’”
That recording has now been sent to audio forensics experts in Houston and FBI tech analysts to determine its authenticity and origin.
Phone Previously Found in Pieces — But SIM Card Was Missing
The phone in question belonged to Madison Elridge, 12, one of the original 27 girls declared missing during the catastrophic floods earlier this month. Her iPhone casing and screen were found broken in a dried riverbed four days ago.
However, investigators now admit something they had not made public until now:
“The SIM card was gone. We assumed it had been washed away or destroyed,” a law enforcement official stated. “Now it seems someone may have reactivated the number — or had access to it from a different device.”
Rescue Teams Immediately Deployed to Ping Location — What They Found Was Worse
Using emergency triangulation data, authorities pinpointed the origin of the call to a derelict farmhouse, roughly 4.2 kilometers from the original summer camp site. Emergency response units and K9 teams arrived on the scene within 22 minutes.
What they found inside:
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A still-wet backpack, tagged with Madison's name and camp ID
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A camp-issued flashlight, its bulb shattered
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A stack of torn notebook pages, with one line repeated dozens of times:
“I stayed quiet like he said. I stayed quiet like he said.”
The house itself had no power and was partially collapsed. Footprints — small, barefoot — were found on the second floor, leading to a locked attic.
FBI Confirms “Possible Human Presence” in Recent Hours
Thermal imaging drones sent over the area detected what was described as “recent human presence” within the last 12 hours. Whether that presence was Madison, someone impersonating her, or another unknown individual is under investigation.
Public Reaction: “How Can a Broken Phone Call 911?”
The news has sent waves of shock and anger across the U.S., with #911FromTheGrave and #MadisonCall trending nationwide.
Tech experts have weighed in, speculating that either a cloned SIM, a dual-SIM exploit, or unauthorized access to telecom infrastructure might be in play.