Camp Mystic, which is set to celebrate its centennial next year, was founded in 1926 by E.J. “Doc” Stewart, who coached football and basketball at the University of Texas, according to the ...

Carr blamed communication failures, saying that cell phone service at Camp Mystic is spotty even in clear weather. "Communication was a huge deficiency," Carr told the Associated Press.

The children who lost their lives at Camp Mystic were not scattered through the camp. Almost every one of them was in either the Bubble Inn or Twins cabins, which housed the youngest campers.