Camp Mystic Flood Investigation
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- Rebecca BooneToronto Star
- Gene JohnsonToronto Star
- Victor HellerDaily Mail
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Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls amid devastating flooding in Texas last year, court documents show.
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Brant Johnston with the Texas Rangers wrote in an affidavit that Camp Mystic had inadequate emergency plans, failed to conduct emergency drills or training, and in some cabins did not have enough adult counsellors.
Its owners neglected to take precautions by relocating children from low-lying cabins despite having monitored late-night flood warnings, Johnston wrote.
In applications for search warrants executed last week, investigators sought to obtain the electronic communications of the camp’s owners, saying they could provide evidence of manslaughter, negligent homicide, child abandonment or other crimes.
No charges have been brought, and a representative of the camp did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
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All told, the destructive flooding killed at least 136 people along a several-kilometre stretch of the river, raising questions about how things went so terribly wrong.
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"For more than a year, families of the 27 angels killed at Camp Mystic have fought, begged, and pleaded with the Eastland family for accountability and answers," Christina Yarnell and Brad Beckworth, attorneys for the family of victim Cile Steward, said in a written statement.
"Instead, the Eastlands have held hostage the information and answers owed to parents who deserve, more than anyone, to know the details surrounding their daughters' final moments."
The camp was a beloved summer destination and an institution for generations of families, who dropped off their girls at the sleepaway camp to ride horses, canoe, fish and attend Bible studies.
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Texas camp where 27 girls died in devastating flood faces criminal inquiry that could include manslaughter charges
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- 23 Sep
Brant Johnston with the Texas Rangers wrote in an affidavit that Camp Mystic had inadequate emergency plans, failed to conduct emergency drills or training, and in some cabins did not have enough adult counsellors.
Coverage 6 articles
23 Sep Texas authorities weigh potential manslaughter case in Camp Mystic deaths
Global News
23 Sep Camp Mystic faces investigation as Texas Rangers seek evidence of manslaughter
The Guardian
23 Sep Camp Mystic faces criminal investigation as Texas Rangers seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in flood deaths
New York Post
23 Sep Texas camp where 27 girls died in devastating flood faces criminal inquiry that could include manslaughter charges
Daily Mail- 23 Sep Texas camp where 27 girls died in 2025 flood investigated for manslaughter, negligent homicide
CBC 
23 Sep Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic
Toronto Star
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