US EditionFamilies of 8 Camp Mystic flooding victims file lawsuits alleging gross negligence after 27 girls and counselors died
Families accuse Camp Mystic and its owners of gross negligence, citing ignored flood warnings and inadequate evacuation plans that led to 27 deaths, seeking over $1 million in damages each.
- On Monday, families of five campers and two counselors filed lawsuits in Travis County after the July 4 floods at Camp Mystic that killed 27 campers and counselors.
- The lawsuits allege Camp Mystic ignored repeated weather warnings and failed to adopt evacuation plans while housing Bubble Inn and Twins cabins in flood-prone areas to avoid relocation costs.
- More than 12 hours after a flash flood warning, the suits say groundskeepers spent over an hour moving equipment instead of evacuating campers from Bubble Inn and Twins cabins.
- Both suits seek a jury trial in Travis County District Court and demand at least $1,000,000 per family, aiming to hold Camp Mystic accountable and prompting safety law reforms signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last month.
- Camp Mystic plans partial reopening this coming summer for its 100th anniversary while the Guadalupe River section stays closed, but families of victims call the reopening 'unthinkable' as one camper remains missing.
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Three complaints were lodged by the families of the victims who died on 4 July, a decision that followed the decision of the owners to reopen the camp.
Suits accuse Camp Mystic of gross negligence in children’s deaths
As torrential floodwaters roared through Camp Mystic in the first dark hours of July 4, top leaders at the all-girls retreat in central Texas spent more than an hour securing the camp’s equipment instead of evacuating or even checking on campers, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday by the families of five campers and two counselors who died that night.
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Families sue Camp Mystic over deadly Texas flood, allege negligence and profit motive
Families of seven girls and camp counselors killed in the July 4 Camp Mystic flood in Hunt, Texas, have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit, alleging the camp’s owners ignored flood risks and state safety rules to protect profits.
The families of seven young girls and two teenage girls who all lost their lives in a flood at the Camp Mystic summer camp in the US state of Texas are suing Camp Mystic and its owners. It is reported...
Families Accuse Camp Mystic of Ignoring Risks in Texas Lawsuit Over Flood Deaths
The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to protect the campers as life-threatening floodwaters approached, families of the victims allege in a lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court in Austin, seeks more than $1 million in damages but does not specify an exact amount. It was filed as Camp Mystic has drawn renewed outrage fr…
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