Overview

• Camp leaders told families Monday that sessions will move to the undamaged Cypress Lake property for the camp’s 100th year, while the devastated Guadalupe River campus is being assessed for rebuilding.
• The camp says it will comply with the Heaven’s 27 laws, which require banning cabins in floodplains, detailed emergency plans, staff training, weather radios and outdoor warning sirens.
• Officials pledged never to return campers to cabins that took on floodwater and said engineers are advising how to implement required safety changes.
• A memorial is being designed for the 25 children and two counselors who died, but bereaved families say they were not consulted and oppose reopening as one child remains missing.
• The Guadalupe River rose from 14 to 29.5 feet in about an hour on July 4, and the camp’s pre-flood guidance to stay in cabins remains under scrutiny alongside ongoing investigations and potential legal action.