FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings
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Coloradan Hillary Conway is a former camper and counselor at Camp Mystic, the epicenter of the deadly Texas flooding last week.
Amid chaos from the flood, campers huddled with young counselors—many unaware of the devastation just yards away.
Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly surge.
At least 19 of the cabins at Camp Mystic were located in designated flood zones, including some in an area deemed “extremely hazardous” by the county.
"And our cabins are high up, and for them to be flooding, it's like, you know, something's wrong," Georgia Jones said.
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Records released Tuesday show Camp Mystic met state regulations for disaster procedures, but details of the plan remain unclear.