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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Jim Vertuno and Sean Murphy

Judge rules on Camp Mystic fully reopening one year after deadly flood

Following last year's catastrophic floods that killed 25 girls and two counsellors, a Texas judge has ordered Camp Mystic to preserve damaged cabins and parts of its grounds.

The order follows a lawsuit by the family of 8-year-old Cile Steward, who was swept away in the flood last Fourth of July and whose body still has not been recovered. District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble ordered Camp Mystic to halt any construction or alterations after the family argued that any changes at the camp could destroy evidence needed for their lawsuit.

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