Camp Mystic’s emergency plan was approved by Texas inspectors just two days before disaster struck Friday when floods ravaged the grounds, killing 27 campers and counselors, according to a report.
The camp complied with a laundry list of regulations regarding “procedures to be implemented in case of a disaster,” including evacuation plans, according to records from the Department of State Health Services obtained by the Associated Press.
Five years of inspection records reviewed by the AP, however, did not detail Camp Mystic’s disaster plan, which state law requires to be posted in all camp buildings.
A search and rescue crew on the Guadalupe River passes Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 7, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
A Camp Mystic sign sits on top of the remains of a building near the entrance of the camp on the Guadalupe River on July 5, 2025. APThe all-girl Christian camp, founded in 1926, didn’t evacuate before the catastrophic rainfall in the already flood-prone area along the Guadalupe River that led to the deadliest floods Texas has seen in more than a century.
Local and state officials have repeatedly avoided answering questions about who was monitoring the approaching storm and what steps were taken to prepare for flooding.
The waters coursed down the Guadalupe River and swept away cabins, tents, and trailers.
Officials said Tuesday that five campers and one counselor remain missing.
The campus of Camp Mystic is along the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas. Falon Wriede / NY Post Design
People sift through children’s belongings left behind at Camp Mystic on July 7, 2025. Getty ImagesOverall, at least 172 people are still missing in Texas’s Hill Country days after the once-in-a-generation flash floods, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday.
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Abbott took a helicopter tour of the affected area, noting the death toll from the floods — which now stands at 111—— has surpassed the number of Texans killed in Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, in which 103 people died.
A satellite image of Camp Mystic after the flash flood on July 8, 2025. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies/AFP via Getty Images
The flooded interior of a cabin at Camp Mystic where at least 20 girls went missing during the flooding. AFP via Getty ImagesKerr County, where Camp Mystic was located, accounted for 87 of the deaths. Rescuers continue to search for survivors.
