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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Victims' families file lawsuit against Camp Mystic 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. FILE – This aerial photo shows damage to Camp Mystic from flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) The lawsuit, filed Monda…
Families of 15 Victims Sue Texas’ Camp Mystic Over Deadly Flooding – Knowhere News
Kerr County, TX — The families of 13 girls and two counselors who died in the catastrophic flooding that swept through Camp Mystic this past summer have filed lawsuits against the camp and its owners, accusing them of gross negligence and reckless disregard for safety. The suits mark the first wave of legal action since the deadly July 4 disaster, which claimed the lives of 25 campers and two counselors after torrential rainfall caused the Guada…
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