Camp Mystic did not evacuate kids
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The emergency weather alert had come early Fourth of July morning: There would be life-threatening flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas.
: Spokesman for Eastland family that operates Camp Mystic tells News 4 I-Team the Washington Post timeline of the camp's evacuation is "premature". Jeff C
Camp Mystic camper Blakely McCrory, 8, died in the Texas floods on the Fourth of July shortly after her dad and uncle died. Her mom, Lindsey McLeod McCrory, tells PEOPLE about Blakely's 'contagious spirit' and one of the final letters she received from her.
Amid chaos from the flood, campers huddled with young counselors—many unaware of the devastation just yards away.