Parents of still-missing Camp Mystic camper file wrongful death lawsuit after deadly floods

Parents of an 8-year-old girl still missing since the July 4, 2025 flash floods in the Texas Hill Country have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Camp Mystic and its owners
Parents of an 8-year-old girl still missing since the July 4, 2025 flash floods in the Texas Hill Country have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Camp Mystic and its owners Photo credit Jim Vondruska / Stringer/ Getty

Parents of an 8-year-old girl still missing since the July 4, 2025 flash floods in the Texas Hill Country have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Camp Mystic and its owners, alleging the camp failed to protect campers from severe flooding that killed dozens.

The lawsuit, filed in Travis County District Court, seeks more than $1 million in actual and punitive damages and accuses camp leaders of ignoring weather warnings and failing to evacuate cabins despite the rapid rise of the Guadalupe River in a region prone to flash floods.

The July 2025 floods along the Guadalupe River were among the deadliest in state history, killing at least 137 people across Central Texas, including 25 campers and two counselors at Camp Mystic, and leaving multiple others missing when waters surged through the camp’s low-lying cabins.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Jim Vondruska / Stringer/ Getty