Parents allege camp leadership waited roughly two hours after a 1:14 AM flash flood warning before beginning to move girls, with evacuations not starting until after 3 AM.
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Bound by shared loss, seven Houston mothers who lost daughters at Camp Mystic gathered at Jenny Gettin's home and sat down with Lester Holt. Having received no formal debrief from the Eastlands — only a Bible verse text here, a condolence note there — they had conducted their own investigation, compiling a timeline and speaking to counselors. Their conclusion was unequivocal: the tragedy was 100% preventable. They documented a roughly two-hour delay between the 1:14 AM warning and any evacuation, no loudspeaker announcement to the camp, and a counselor manual found in a dead girl's belongings that said all cabins were in 'high, safe locations' — and directed staff to use walkie-talkies that did not exist. [1] — Andrea Ferruzzo "When bereaved mother Andrea Ferruzzo found the counselor's emergency manual in her late daughter's belongings, it read: 'Stay in your cabin…" 35:07
The National Weather Service issued a life-threatening flash flood warning at 1:14 AM. According to parents' research, the camp didn't start moving girls until after 3 AM — a two-hour window during which the river was rising at a record rate. By the time evacuation began, it was already too late for the youngest cabins.
The National Weather Service issued a life-threatening flash flood warning at 1:14 AM on July 4, 2025, hours before cabins were inundated.
When bereaved mother Andrea Ferruzzo found the counselor's emergency manual in her late daughter's belongings, it read: 'Stay in your cabins. All cabins are in high, safe locations.' Cabins in high, safe locations that were completely submerged within hours. There were also no walkie-talkies.
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