{"id":30168,"date":"2026-09-29T08:55:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30168"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:55:45","slug":"camp-mystic-owners-seek-to-sell-the-century-old-texas-girls-camp-after-the-2025-flood-the-bankruptcy-plan-puts-its-entire-749-acre-riverfront-property-up-for-auction-while-families-of-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30168","title":{"rendered":"Camp Mystic owners seek to sell the century-old Texas girls\u2019 camp after the 2025 flood; the bankruptcy plan puts its entire 749-acre riverfront property up for auction while families of victims fight over its future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134559092,imgsize-1145780,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/camp-mystic-owners-seek-to-sell-the-century-old-texas-girls-camp-after-the-2025-flood-the-bankruptcy-plan-puts-its-entire-749-acre-riverfront-property-up-for-auction-while-families-of-victims-fight-over-its-future.jpg\" alt=\"Camp Mystic owners seek to sell the century-old Texas girls\u2019 camp after the 2025 flood; the bankruptcy plan puts its entire 749-acre riverfront property up for auction while families of victims fight over its future\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Camp Mystic has been in the news since 2025. The camp was the site of a catastrophic flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025 that led to the death of 28 people, including 25 young campers, two teenage counselors and the camp&#8217;s co-owner and director, Dick Eastland.<!-- --> A year later, the owners of the camp have proposed selling off the riverfront property as part of a bankruptcy plan, with hopes that a buyer will preserve the camp&#8217;s &#8220;historic mission&#8221; following the harrowing incident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The century-old private Christian girls&#8217; camp filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation plan on September 25, 2025, with debts estimated between $10 million and $50 million, stating it would auction off 749 acres it owns along with other assets. <!-- -->The camp\u2019s bankruptcy proposal would have to be approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The camp has been owned by the Eastland Family for decades and initially sought to reopen this summer. However, they faced fierce opposition from victims&#8217; families and some state lawmakers, lawsuits and legislative investigations that went wrong. A buyer would likely get a portion of the camp frozen in time. Families of the victims have fought to stop any demolition of damaged cabins and buildings and to stop repairs as part of their lawsuits.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Under the proposed plan, virtually all Camp Mystic assets would be sold through a court-supervised sale process. The proceeds would be preserved and distributed to creditors, which include the families of the campers and counsellors who died. Other creditors include unsecured creditors and families who made deposits for the 2026 season before Camp Mystic withdrew its license application. Additionally, per the filing, insurance coverage would first cover those claims, and if that coverage doesn&#8217;t fully cover the claims, the families would share the remaining funds with the other unsecured creditors.<!-- --> All creditors, including the families who have sued Camp Mystic over the deaths, will have a chance to respond to the plan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Edward S. Eastland, a member of the family that owns the camp, was listed as the camp&#8217;s authorised representative in the filing. The corporation behind the camp is represented by a Dallas attorney.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>A total of four companies are listed as affiliated entities in the filing:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"20\">\n<ul>\n<li><keyword id=\"39638677\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Camp-Mystic-LLC\" source=\"keywords\">Camp Mystic, LLC<\/keyword><\/li>\n<li>Natural Fountains Properties, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Mystic Camps Family Partnership, Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>Mystic Camps Management, LLC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Eastlands are now attempting to determine the future of the Camp Mystic property, but the victims\u2019 families, including my clients, will fight to protect their rights and ensure any sale is fair and transparent,\u201d said Tim Ferguson, attorney for the family of 8-year-old Mary Grace Baker, one of the campers who died. <!-- -->\u201cThe Bakers intend to continue fighting for answers, accountability and justice for their daughter,\u201d Ferguson said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The bankruptcy plan said the owners expect a purchaser would be backed by a group of families that support the camp. \u201cNothing in the plan requires any buyer to operate the property as a camp,\u201d the filing said, \u201cbut the plan states an express preference, in determining the highest or otherwise best bid, for a buyer that will maintain the historic mission of the camp.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The river surged over its banks in the pre-dawn hours of July 4, 2025. At least 136 people were killed along a several-mile stretch of the river. State investigations and court filings revealed that camp leadership received a life-threatening flash flood alert on their phones around 1:15 am, but delayed beginning evacuations for roughly 45 minutes. Moreover, a probe by state lawmakers determined the young and inexperienced counsellors lacked emergency training, and the camp did not effectively utilise its alert systems, including its PA network, as water levels rose.<!-- --> It said an earlier decision to evacuate could have saved every life. Most of the victims were under age 10, and some were attending camp for the first time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Earlier this month, state police investigators sought search warrants for the electronic communications of the camp\u2019s owners, saying they could provide evidence of manslaughter, negligent homicide, child abandonment or other crimes. No charges have been brought forward as of yet.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/camp-mystic-owners-seek-to-sell-the-century-old-texas-girls-camp-after-the-2025-flood-the-bankruptcy-plan-puts-its-entire-749-acre-riverfront-property-up-for-auction-while-families-of-victims-fight-over-its-future\/articleshow\/134558906.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camp Mystic has been in the news since 2025. The camp was the site of a catastrophic flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025 that led to the death of 28 people, including 25 young campers, two teenage counselors and the camp&#8217;s co-owner and director, Dick Eastland. 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