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Third Lawsuit Filed Over Camp Mystic Flood Deaths as Families Allege Gross Negligence

Plaintiffs accuse the owners of disregarding long-known flood dangers in Texas’ Flash Flood Alley.

A search and rescue volunteer holds a T-shirt with the words "Camp Mystic" on it in Comfort, Texas, following the catastrophic flooding. Photo: Danielle Villasana for The Washington Post via Getty Images
FILE - An officer prays with a family as they pick up items at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
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FILE - A broken heart sign is displayed near Camp Mystic July 8, 2025, after a flash flood swept through the area in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman, File)

Overview

  • Three separate wrongful-death suits were filed in Travis County within about 24 hours, naming Camp Mystic, affiliated entities, and Eastland family members, and seeking jury trials and damages exceeding $1 million.
  • Filings assert the camp lacked or ignored required evacuation plans, ordered girls to remain in low-lying cabins, and directed staff to move equipment as water rose after a 1:14 a.m. flash-flood emergency warning.
  • One complaint details decisions not to evacuate the Bubble Inn and Twins cabins, where the youngest campers were housed, while others were moved to higher ground nearby.
  • The latest suit by the Lanier Law Firm for six families cites FEMA floodplain designations, a 1932 flood precedent, and prior efforts to alter flood maps as evidence the risks were known.
  • Camp Mystic and its counsel dispute the allegations, call the surge unprecedented with inadequate warning systems, extend condolences, and note 166 girls were evacuated as the camp plans a limited, uphill reopening next summer.