Camp Mystic official says she still hasn’t reported flood deaths to Texas agency

Camp’s medical officer testified at a hearing as state health agency reviews camp’s application to reopen this summer Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The medical officer for Camp Mystic, the Christian summer camp in Texas where 27 girls and counselors were killed in a catastrophic flood last year, testified this week she has still not officially reported the deaths to the state health agency reviewing the camp’s application to reopen. Mary Liz Eastland, a member of the family that owns and operates the camp, appeared in court this week as part of a hearing tied to a lawsuit brought by the family of eight-year-old camper Cecilia “Cile” Steward, whose body has not been found. The family is seeking to temporarily close off the camp’s flooded areas to preserve the damage as evidence while their lawsuit proceeds. The hearing comes ahead of Camp Mystic’s plans to reopen again this summer. Under Texas administrative code, camps are required to report deaths to state health regulators within 24 hours. But during her testimony, Eastland said she did not do so. “I did not think of this requirement in the moments happening after th

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