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Camp Mystic director may have missed flash flood alert

Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.
More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.
Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says
The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods, but it is now unclear whether he saw an urgent warning from the National Weather Service that had triggered an emergency alert to phones in the area, a spokesman for camp’s operators said Wednesday.
Camp Mystic girls had a safe haven by the river for 100 years. Then, the flood came.
In the week since the flood, generations of Mystic Girls are turning to each other. They are seeking the familiar that takes them back to camp.
Camp Mystic director may have missed flash flood alert just before deadly disaster hit
A spokesperson for the Texas Christian sleepaway camp, Camp Mystic, has released a statement saying that the camp director may not have seen an important alert from the National Weather Service moments before the flood occurred.
Camp Mystic leader may have missed flood alert before disaster, says family spokesperson
KERRVILLE, Texas - The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods, but it is now unclear whether he saw an urgent warnin
New questions raised about whether Camp Mystic director saw flood warning alert
A spokesperson for Camp Mystic and its owner's family cannot confirm whether flash flood emergency alerts reached personnel on July 4.
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