Camp Mystic official says he didn't see flood warnings issued the day before storm hit
Edward Eastland said staff relied on phone alerts and weather apps, while 27 campers and counselors died in the flood.
- On Monday, Camp Mystic director Edward Eastland testified he did not see federal and state flood warnings issued before the 2025 storm that killed 27 campers and counselors on the Guadalupe River.
- Eastland relied on the local "CodeRED" mobile phone alert system and weather apps, but did not follow National Weather Service or Texas Department of Emergency Management social media posts on July 2 and 3.
- The camp played "Taps" over loudspeakers at 10 p.m. July 3, though Eastland confirmed those speakers were not used to issue weather warnings as floodwaters approached.
- Families of victims have sued the camp operators, and Gov. Dan Patrick said the state should deny the license for the camp to reopen this summer.
- Texas health regulators are investigating hundreds of complaints filed against the camp owners, while The Texas Rangers are helping examine allegations of neglect.
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Edward Eastland, the director of the doomed Texas girls getaway Camp Mystic, sobbed on the stand this week as he testified he has no idea what happened to a still-missing 8-year-old camper in last year’s killer floods.
Camp Mystic director overcome with emotion in Texas court
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Chilling 911 call played as Camp Mystic leadership defends response to fatal 2025 flood
Camp Mystic leadership testified in a hearing regarding a 2025 flash flood that killed 27 people, as victims' families and state investigators pursue allegations of neglect to prevent the facility from reopening.
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