- Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp in Texas , has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization nearly a year after catastrophic floods along the Guadalupe River killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors.
- The camp's bankruptcy filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston listed its debt as exceeding $10 million, with assets ranging from $100,001 to $500,000.
- This action follows a lawsuit filed in November by victims' families, who are seeking over $1 million in damages and allege that camp operators failed to take necessary steps to protect the girls from the life-threatening floodwaters.
- The bankruptcy filing comes weeks after Camp Mystic halted its plans to reopen for the summer, a decision made in response to significant outrage from victims' families and lawmakers amid ongoing lawsuits and investigations.
- Court hearings and legislative investigations revealed the camp's lack of detailed planning for a flood emergency and its reliance on poorly trained staff, with testimony detailing missed flood warning signs and the decision to leave girls in their cabins until it was too late.
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Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy a year after floods killed 28 girls and staff in Texas
