Families of girls, counselors who died in Texas floods allege Camp Mystic was negligent

The families of six children and two counselors killed in a flooding disaster that struck a Texas summer camp for girls in July filed two lawsuits Monday against the camp’s owners and others, alleging negligence

The families of six children and two counselors killed in a flooding disaster that struck a Texas summer camp for girls in July filed two lawsuits Monday against the camp’s owners and others, alleging negligence.

Twenty-seven children and counselors died in the disaster in Kerr County, which was caused by slow-moving thunderstorms. More than 100 people died overall.

The two suits say the camp was in a known flash flood area along the Guadalupe River. Lawyers for the families of five of the children and two counselors said it was "in a region known as ‘Flash Flood Alley.’”

“Camp Mystic has long operated in a high-risk flood zone. Despite this known danger, the petition asserts that the camp failed to adopt legally required evacuation plans, ignored repeated weather warnings, and implemented unsafe policies,” attorneys for the plaintiffs said.

The lawsuit also alleges camp staff prioritized protecting equipment rather than the lives of campers and counselors.