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Camp Mystic in Texas files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods killed 28 people
The filing follows wrongful-death lawsuits and a state report that said camp leaders lacked emergency plans and training.
- On Wednesday, Texas-based Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas, listing debts exceeding $10 million nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 28 people along the Guadalupe River.
- A state investigative report released last week concluded the camp lacked state-compliant written emergency plans, failed to respond to advance storm alerts, and confiscated counselors' cellphones without providing backup communications during the July 4, 2025, disaster.
- Families of victims filed wrongful death lawsuits alleging the Eastland family failed to protect campers; at least 39 adults received no emergency instructions before the flooding, while a Travis County judge ordered the site preserved as evidence in March.
- The century-old camp withdrew its operating license application in April after halting reopening plans amid public backlash; the bankruptcy petition encompasses Camp Mystic, LLC, alongside three affiliated entities: Natural Fountains Properties, Inc., Mystic Camps Family Partnership, Ltd., and Mystic Camps Management, LLC.
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez will oversee proceedings, with court records indicating creditors—including wrongful death plaintiffs—may recover claims against available assets represented by Dallas-based attorney Martin A. Sosland.
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Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after deadly 2025 flood
Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian summer camp in central Texas where 28 people died in a major flash flood last summer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday. The bankruptcy filing showed the camp’s total debts exceeding $10 million and listed its assets. The document was signed by members of the Eastland family, which owns the camp. Camp Mystic still faces multiple wrongful death lawsuits filed by the victims’ families. The developmen…
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