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Camp Mystic denied license to reopen until safety plan is updated following deadly flood last summer

The Independent·Jim Vertuno·about 1 month ago
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Nearly two dozen deficiencies in emergency operations were found in Camp Mystic’s bid to reopen less than a year after 27 kids and counselors were killed in a devastating flood , Texas state regulators said on Friday. After owners of the Christian all-girls camp applied for a license to reopen in late May, some families of girls killed filed lawsuits while several prominent state officials called for the license to be denied or delayed pending the outcome of ongoing investigations. State health officials have issued an 11-page letter to a camp, detailing deficiencies in flood warning evacuation plans, emergency warning systems, safety alert monitoring, and camper safety training. This communication arrived a week after a three-day court hearing in family lawsuits, where camp operators and staff admitted missing flood warnings, lacking a detailed evacuation plan, and delaying child evacuation.One of the camp’s owners, Richard Eastland, also died.…

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