State Investigators Issue Final Camp Mystic Report Detailing Cascading Failures During July 4 Flood
The 115-page report cites chaotic response and poor preparedness, and lawmakers say its findings will shape new camp safety laws in 2027.
- On Thursday, a joint Texas Legislature committee adopted a 115-page report detailing critical failures at Camp Mystic during the July 4 flood that killed 27 campers and counselors.
- Investigators Casey Garrett and Michael Massengale reported the Christian camp lacked compliant emergency plans and failed to evacuate despite ample opportunities, leaving staff dependent on director Richard Eastland, who died in the flood.
- Garrett noted chaotic incident management and a lack of staff training crippled the response, with walkie-talkie calls from counselors going unanswered as they struggled to keep up with their cabins.
- Missy Peck, whose 8-year-old daughter Eloise Peck died, thanked investigators for their "tireless efforts" to uncover facts, addressing the incomplete information that caused families unnecessary trauma.
- State Rep. Morgan Meyer described the report as a roadmap for future safety improvements, noting that findings will guide policy changes for the 2027 legislative session.
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State investigators issue final Camp Mystic report detailing cascading failures during July 4 flood
Camp Mystic did not have state-required written emergency plans or adequate evacuation measures that could have prevented the deaths of 25 campers and two counselors in last year’s July 4 flood, state-appointed investigators told the state lawmakers in their final report released on Thursday.Casey Garrett and Michael Massengale, hired by the Texas Legislature to conduct a probe of the flood response, said cascading failures led to the tragedy, f…
Texas’s Camp Mystic had no evacuation plans on night of deadly floods, report finds
Camp Mystic, the Christian summer camp for girls in Texas where 27 people were killed in a 2025 flash flood, did not have written emergency evacuation plans and poorly trained its staff, according to a report released by the Texas Legislature on Thursday. With the proper plans and counselor training required by state law, there...
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