ANOTHER VIEW | DALLAS MORNING NEWS Bankruptcy should not protect Camp Mystic from lawsuits | Dallas Morning News Jul 1, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 × Camp Mystic summer camp files for bankruptcy after 28 campers and staff died in July 4 flood Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The owners of Camp Mystic, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in a flash flood last summer, recently filed for bankruptcy.kAm%92EVD 2 8@@5 E9:?8[ :7 :EVD E96 7:CDE DE6A E@H2C5 E96 t2DE=2?5 72>:=J[ H9:49 @H?D E96 42>A[ D6==:?8 E96 AC@A6CEJ 2?5 EC2?D:E:@?:?8 :?E@ 2?@E96C =:?6 @7 3FD:?6DD] xEVD 2 325 E9:?8 :7 :EVD @?=J 2 H2J E@ AC@E64E 2DD6ED 7C@> >F=E:A=6 =2HDF:ED]k^AmkAm$E2E6 :?G6DE:82E@CD H9@ 6I2>:?65 E96 r2>A |JDE:4 5:D2DE6C C646?E=J C6=62D65 E96:C 7:?2= C6A@CE[ 2?5 :E :D F?DA2C:?8] xE >2<6D 4=62C E92E 2== E96 8:C=D 4@F=5 92G6 366? D2G65[ C682C5=6DD @7 H96E96C 6>6C86?4J A=2?D H6C6 256BF2E6[ @C H9@ 925 46==A9@?6D[ @C H96? 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RAW: TX CAMP MYSTIC FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY AFTER DEATHS Camp Mystic summer camp files for bankruptcy after 28 campers and staff died in July 4 flood
