Texas, Camp Mystic and flood-prone
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Texas Rangers have identified Kellyanne Elizabeth Lytal, 8, as a victim of Camp Mystic after 27 girls went missing after the Guadalupe River flooded the Christian retreat.
"And our cabins are high up, and for them to be flooding, it's like, you know, something's wrong," Georgia Jones said.
Richard "Dick" Eastland, the late owner of Camp Mystic who died in last week's flooding, was aware of the dangers of the Guadalupe River and previously advocated for change in warning systems.
Records released Tuesday show Camp Mystic met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain unclear.
The mission proved to be much more arduous than expected for her and her small crew of four, all of whom are first tour aviators.
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More cabins and buildings at Camp Mystic — the tragic site of more than two dozen deaths in the Texas flood — were at risk of flooding than what the federal government had previously reported, according to new analysis from NPR,
Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no one foresaw tragedy.