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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp ...
Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.
More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep ...
Texas Woman and Camp Mystic Alum Recalls Surviving Deadly Flooding and a Haunting Conversation with Emergency Responders
"Once I was in the attic, I gave 911 our names and our address so that they could identify our bodies," Ashley Smith shared of her experience ...
A tribute to Camp Mystic counselors who risked it all in Texas flood
Catherine Wendlandt, a freelance writer in Texas who has written stories for Chron, attended Camp Mystic as a camper from ...
Family of Mountain Brook girl killed in Texas camp flood plan memorial fund for the ‘light of our lives’
Her parents and brother will lovingly direct donations toward causes that reflect her joyful spirit and passions and bless ...
Missing Camp Mystic Counselor Katherine Ferruzzo’s Remains Found 7 Days After Texas Floods
Katherine Ferruzzo, a Camp Mystic counselor who had been missing since the Texas floods, was found dead on Friday, July 11, ...
Texas family mourns 'shining light' 8-year-old daughter confirmed dead in Camp Mystic flood disaster
Texas Rangers have identified Kellyanne Elizabeth Lytal, 8, as a victim of Camp Mystic after 27 girls went missing after the ...
Camp Mystic’s ‘littlest souls’ were nurtured in Bubble Inn. All the cabin’s girls and 2 counselors were lost in the Texas flood
Bubble Inn saw generations of 8-year-olds enter as strangers and emerge as confident young ladies equipped with new skills ...