US EditionTexas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 9 – Camp Mystic's emergency plan was approved two days before the flood that killed 27 campers and counselors, raising questions about preparedness and response during the disaster.
- Severe flooding on July 4 caused the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, to rise over 25 feet, killing 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.
- The floods resulted from a months-long deluge swelling the river rapidly before daybreak and caught the camp and community off guard at night.
- Authorities rescued more than 800 people over the holiday weekend, confirmed 68 deaths including 28 children in Kerr County, and said at least 10 campers plus one counselor remain missing.
- Camp Mystic, founded in 1926 and owned by the Eastland family since 1939, lost its owner Dick Eastland, who died trying to save campers during the floods.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency, pledged ongoing rescue efforts, and Camp Mystic expressed gratitude for support while requesting privacy to recover.
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When records show Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan before deadly flood
HUNT, Texas Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystics emergency planning just two days before catastrophic flooding killed more than two dozen people at the all-girls Christian summer camp, most of them children.The Department of State Health Services released records Tuesday showing the camp complied with a host of state regulations regarding procedures to be implemented in case of a disaster. Among them: instructing campers what to do if the…
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