Camp Mystic relied on teen counselors with no emergency training before flood, investigator says

Investigators say Camp Mystic deaths were preventable in hearing revealing timeline of July 4 flood

During the first of two days of legislative hearings, investigators said 27 campers and counselors may have survived the July 4 flood at the Christian girls camp if camp leadership took action earlier or had a written evacuation plan in place.

Investigators detail lack of training, 'complacency' at Camp Mystic

Twenty-eight people died at the Christian girls' camp during last July's deadly flooding.

Camp Mystic relied on teen counselors with no emergency training before flood, investigator says

Inexperienced teenage counselors were not trained to handle flood and other emergency situations at Camp Mystic, and feared making decisions on their own.

Texas investigative report finds fatal 2025 Camp Mystic flood deaths were preventable

An investigative report presented to Texas lawmakers details how critical leadership delays and a lack of emergency preparedness led to the preventable deaths of 27 girls and counselors during a flash flood at Camp Mystic.

'That's just unthinkable that these girls would have no training' | Investigator details Camp Mystic disaster

State lawmakers receive hour-by-hour synopsis of the events that led to the deaths of 27 campers and staff at Camp Mystic in the July 2025 flash flood.

Camp Mystic counselors lacked emergency training before deadly flood, Texas lawmakers told

Texas legislators plan to meet Monday and Tuesday to hear testimony about last year's catastrophic Fourth of July floods.