John Bankston Missing Person Case

John Clinton Bankston, a 17-year-old from Dallas, Texas, was last seen on July 13, 1987, during a tragic accident involving a flash flood near Comfort, Texas. Bankston was one of 43 individuals, mainly teenagers from Seagoville Road Baptist Church, who were leaving a church camp at Pot O' Gold Ranch when their bus and van were swept away by rising waters of the Guadalupe River. Despite his efforts to help others during the chaos, including saving a friend with a broken leg, Bankston was ult ...
Last Seen: Jul 13, 1987

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