Lawsuits allege the Eastlands successfully appealed to FEMA to reclassify cabins out of the flood hazard area and failed to disclose this to parents.
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The Eastlands declined NBC's interview request, but their attorney Michael Watts made their case on camera. He argued the shelter-in-place policy saved hundreds of girls, that a 1,000-year flood was genuinely unforeseeable, and that digital evidence showed the water came from the hillside, not the rising river — a claim disputed by the National Weather Service. He also pointed to the state, arguing that Texas lawmakers had refused to fund upstream flood detection sirens nearly a decade earlier; had those sirens existed, he said, everyone could have been saved. At a Texas legislative hearing, Edward Eastland apologized and said the anger directed at him felt 'completely reasonable.' Jenny Gettin described sobbing when she first saw him speak. [1] — Michael Watts "The Eastland family's attorney says the shelter-in-place directive saved hundreds of girls, and that the real culprit was a freak 1,000-yea…" 40:49 [2] — Michael Watts "Michael Watts argues the real failure was at the state level: nearly a decade ago, Texas lawmakers refused to fund an upstream flood detect…" 43:37
The Eastland family's attorney says the shelter-in-place directive saved hundreds of girls, and that the real culprit was a freak 1,000-year flood that no plan could have anticipated. He also argues water came from the hillside, not the river — a claim disputed by the National Weather Service.
Michael Watts argues the real failure was at the state level: nearly a decade ago, Texas lawmakers refused to fund an upstream flood detection system with sirens that would have given the camp enough warning to evacuate everyone safely. Without it, a text-only warning at 1:14 AM wasn't enough.
More than 130 people died along the Guadalupe River on the night of the flood, far beyond the Camp Mystic casualties alone.
A total of 8 states have filed lawsuits against social media platforms, including an ongoing case in Tennessee, using product liability and public nuisance theories to seek accountability.
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