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Camp Mystic criminal investigation in Texas

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Following a catastrophic flash flood on July 4, 2025, that caused the Guadalupe River to overflow, the Texas Rangers have launched a criminal investigation into Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. The flood resulted in the deaths of 28 people at the camp, including 25 campers, two teenage counselors, and camp owner Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland. This tragedy was part of a larger regional event that claimed over 130 lives. Investigators are seeking search warrants to access electronic communications from the camp’s staff and the Eastland family. Authorities are exploring potential charges such as manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, child abandonment, and deadly conduct. An affidavit from the Texas Department of Public Safety indicates that the camp’s emergency plans were inadequate, noting a failure to conduct necessary drills, a lack of sufficient adult supervision in certain cabins, and a failure to evacuate children from low-lying areas despite monitoring flood warnings. In response to the wake disaster and ongoing legal pressures, the owners of the disaster, Camp Mystic has private Christian girls’ camp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on September 25, 2026. The filing proposes auctioning off the camp’s 749-acre riverfront property and withdrawn its application other assets. While the Eastland family expressed a preference for a buyer who would maintain the property’s historic mission, the plan does not mandate continued camp operations. This move follows a failed attempt to reopen. reopen the camp earlier this summer, which faced opposition from state lawmakers, victims’ families, and the ongoing criminal probe. Beyond the criminal probe, investigation, more than a dozen families are pursuing civil lawsuits against the camp’s leadership for negligence. The incident has also prompted broader scrutiny regarding flood mapping and the communication of warnings during rapid-onset weather events.

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