TX: Familes of Victims of Camp Mystic Flood File Suit
In July, 25 girls and 2 teenage counselors died in flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas. Yesterday, familes of some of the victims filed suit against the camp and its affiliated entities and owners.
Among the claims in the lawsuit is that a groundskeeper was directed to spend more than an hour evacuating equipment while girls and counselors in cabins closest to the Guadalupe River were ordered to remain there, even as floodwaters overwhelmed the property.
The suit also alleges the operators of the camp chose not to make plans to safely evacuate campers, despite state rules requiring such plans, and instead ordered campers and counselors to remain in their cabins as a matter of policy.
NPR has the story.
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