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Fourth Wrongful-Death Suit Filed Over Camp Mystic Flood, Representing Families of Six Girls

Plaintiffs allege the camp ignored known flood hazards, seeking a jury trial with monetary damages.

Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, US, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Crews in central Texas are digging through massive piles of debris, overturned vehicles and shattered homes for a sixth day as the search continues for victims of flash floods that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July weekend.
A 10-foot cross is seen along the banks of the Guadalupe River in front of Camp Mystic on July 18, 2025, in Hunt, Texas.
Debris is piled up at Camp Mystic on July 07, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.
A view inside a cabin at Camp Mystic, the site where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5.

Overview

  • The new filing in Travis County represents the estates of six girls and names multiple Camp Mystic entities, members of the Eastland family, and William Neely Bonner III as defendants.
  • With this case, parents of 20 girls have sued over the July 4 Guadalupe River flash flood that killed 27 people, including 25 campers and two counselors, with one camper still unaccounted for.
  • Plaintiffs claim negligence and gross negligence, citing cabins in high-risk flood zones, prior flooding history and warnings, lack of evacuation planning, and allegedly misleading statements about finances and insurance.
  • Camp Mystic’s counsel says the surge was unprecedented and unexpected and that area warning systems were inadequate, adding the defense will formally respond to the allegations.
  • All lawsuits demand jury trials and exemplary damages, with filings seeking at least $1 million, and attorneys have chosen Austin’s Travis County based on the camp’s registered office location.