One of the biggest questions about Camp Mystic is…what could have been done to prevent this? Why weren’t they more prepared? I suppose you just can’t prepare for everything, because it has just been revealed that the Camp did have emergency plans in place and State Regulators signed off those those plans just two days before the tragic flooding hit the Camp. Truly stunning timing: Just two days before devastating floods claimed at least 27 lives at Camp Mystic, the Texas Department of State Health Services signed off on the youth camp’s emergency plans, according to records obtained by @ABC News. Read more: https://t.co/8sdFEbLov4 pic.twitter.com/P7gXgasMRr — ABC News (@ABC) July 9, 2025 Here are more details, from ABC News: Just two days before devastating floods claimed at least 27 lives at Camp Mystic, the Texas Department of State Health Services signed off on the youth camp’s emergency plans, according to records obtained by ABC News. An inspection report dated July 2 indicates that state inspectors noted the camp had emergency plans “in case of a disaster” in place and that staff and volunteers were briefed on the plans during training sessions and volunteer briefings. Lara Anton, a spokesperson for DSHS, told ABC News in a statement that camps are required to develop their own emergency plans, which are then assessed by the state for adherence to the Texas Administrative Code. “Camps are responsible for developing their own emergency plan,” Anton said. “The plans should include disaster, serious accident, epidemic, or fatality. Disaster would include flooding, tornado, etc. The inspector checked that they had plans posted for those elements in every building and that they had trained staff and volunteers on what to do.” The details of Camp Mystic’s emergency plans were not included in the records released by the state. DSHS released the July 2 inspection report along with five years of reports of the youth camp. Perhaps the bigger question is why would you put a Summer Camp for children in such a big flood zone? They’re blaming the wrong people. Camp Mystic sits in a studied floodway, meaning this area was expected to get heavily inundated in a 100 year flood. This is not a place where children should have been sleeping, especially not during a major storm. https://t.co/4STOgyj9Lq pic.twitter.com/MvtAeB2jmA — Definitely Not Bob (@GoneFishin8gain) July 7, 2025 RELATED REPORTS: Very Strange New Details Emerge About “Christian” Camp Mystic Why Are There Swastikas Hanging In the Dining Hall of “Christian” Camp Mystic?