Lawsuit Filed After Tragic Flood Decimates Camp Mystic

Tue Nov 11 2025 06:13:34 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

The families of victims of a tragic flood at Camp Mystic file a lawsuit alleging negligence in the camp's safety measures as it prepares to reopen.

A lawsuit seeks over $1 million in damages from Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 campers and two counselors died due to catastrophic flooding on July 4. The suit claims negligence by camp operators who failed to protect campers from known flood risks. Families of the deceased allege decisions were driven by profit rather than safety, contributing to the disaster. As the camp plans to reopen, victims' families seek accountability and reforms in camp safety protocols.

The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas are facing legal action after a devastating flood on July 4 claimed the lives of 25 girls and two teenage counselors. A lawsuit filed in Austin alleges that the camp's management neglected essential safety protocols, despite ominous weather conditions leading to life-threatening floods.

Seeking more than $1 million in damages, the suit highlights an hour wasted evacuating equipment while girls in cabins closest to the Guadalupe River were instructed to stay put. These young girls died because a for-profit camp put profit over safety, the lawsuit claims.

The suit questions the camp's decision to house young girls in vulnerable flood-prone cabins and accuses operators of lacking a proper evacuation plan, violating state regulations that require such precautions.

Included in the lawsuit are the camp, its associated entities, and the estate of the deceased camp owner, Richard Eastland. A similar lawsuit has been filed concerning another camper who perished in the flood.

This tragic event resulted in at least 136 fatalities from the floods, prompting renewed scrutiny regarding emergency preparedness and camp safety measures. Victim families voice their determination to seek accountability and ensure steps are taken for future safety reforms.

As Camp Mystic announces plans to reopen next summer, families of the deceased hope their legal actions lead to justice and the enactment of preventive measures to protect future campers.