Camp Mystic is liable as hell
Camp Mystic is liable as hell. Here’s why : The Disaster — July 4, 2025 Camp Mystic is a private non-denominational Christian girls’ summer camp in Kerr County, Texas, near the confluence of the South Fork Guadalupe River and Cypress Creek. The camp was hosting 750 campers at the beginning of July 2025. At 1:18 a.m. CDT on July 3, 2025, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Kerr County and surrounding areas. At about 4:00 a.m. on July 4, flash flooding began. The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in approximately 45 minutes. It was later reported that camp director Dick Eastland, age 70, had received a flash flood warning at 1:14 a.m. but did not begin evacuations until around 2:30 a.m. — more than an hour later. By that time, the river was already rising rapidly. Twenty-seven people died: 24 campers aged 8–10, two counselors aged 18 and 19, and Dick Eastland himself, who died while attempting to rescue campers. His body was found in an SUV along with those ...
