Camp Mystic to reopen next summer after deadly Texas floods
(KYMA) - Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer near the site where 27 girls and counselors died in a flood earlier this year.
Fast-rising floodwaters of the Guadalupe River inundated the girls' summer camp and swept the campers and counselors to their deaths.
The camp operated in a low-lying area along the river known as flash flood alley.
In an email sent Monday to the families of the victims, the camp said upon reopening, its "planning and procedures will follow the requirements of the camp safety legislation you bravely championed."
About an hour later, the camp notified the rest of the families announcing the decision. The camp also announced that it will build a memorial to the girls who died in the flooding.
The destructive flooding in Texas on the Fourth of July killed at least 136 people.
