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After Camp Mystic, what parents can ask camps about extreme weather prep
Traditional summer camps are, by design, exposed to nature. As climate change makes summers more intense, how much should ...
Heartbreaking video captures girls at Camp Mystic smiling, enjoying their summer just hours before catastrophic floods hit
A heartbreaking video shows campers and staffers at Camp Mystic being playful and enjoying their summer hours before waters ...
Camp Mystic was required to have evacuation plans. Did staff have time to use them?
Guadalupe River flood killed more than two dozen campers, but it is still far too early to assign blame — or to declare the ...
Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood
Local officials in one of the hardest-hit counties have still revealed little about what, if any, actions they took to ...
Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, Camp Mystic’s 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods
Richard “Dick” Eastland, the owner and director of Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, died while helping campers get to ...
Kerr County floods: At least 68 dead, including 28 children, as searches continue in Hill Country
At least 11 remain missing area, including 10 young girls from Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. Kerrville's city manager promised ...
Camp Mystic girls sob and sing campfire songs as they are evacuated from horrifying Texas flood zone: video
The waters tore through the old buildings at Camp Mystic, sweeping away scores of campers and counselors or trapping them in ...