Camp Mystic director says ‘we tried our hardest’ in deadly flood: ‘It wasn’t enough to save your daughters’
Summary
A director of Camp Mystic in Texas apologized after 25 campers and two counselors died in a flash flood last summer. The camp is under investigation for lacking proper emergency and evacuation plans, and its owners want to reopen the camp with new safety measures in place.Key Facts
- Camp Mystic is an all-girls Christian camp in Texas where 25 campers and two counselors died in a flash flood.
- Edward Eastland, a camp director, apologized to families and said they tried hard to save the girls during the flood.
- The flood happened when the Guadalupe River overflowed during heavy rain.
- The camp had no strong evacuation plan or emergency drills before the disaster.
- Investigators and lawmakers say the camp missed chances to move everyone to safety earlier.
- Camp Mystic owners plan to reopen the camp in late May but only in areas that did not flood.
- State regulators found 22 problems with the camp’s emergency plan before the reopening.
- Some families and lawmakers are against reopening because they believe the camp is not prepared to keep children safe.
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