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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jim Vertuno

Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property in bankruptcy as legal problems grow

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The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property in bankruptcy with hopes that a buyer will preserve the camp's “historic mission” after the death of 27 campers and counselors swept away by a 2025 flood.

The century-old private Christian girls' camp filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan on Sept. 25 that would auction off the 749 acres (3 square kilometers) it owns and other assets.

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