Families of 9 Camp Mystic flooding victims file lawsuits alleging gross negligence after 27 girls and counselors died [View all]

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Families of 9 Camp Mystic flooding victims file lawsuits alleging gross negligence after 27 girls and counselors died

By Pamela Brown, Shoshana Dubnow, Holly Yan, Eric Levenson
UPDATED 37 MIN AGO


A view of Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 5. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images

The families of seven campers and two counselors who died in the catastrophic flooding that swept through Camp Mystic this summer are suing the Texas camp and its owners, accusing them of gross negligence, according to three lawsuits.

One lawsuit was filed by the families of five campers and two counselors who perished in the July 4 tragedy: Anna Margaret Bellows, Lila Bonner, Chloe Childress, Molly DeWitt, Katherine Ferruzzo, Lainey Landry and Blakely McCrory.

A second lawsuit was filed by the family of Eloise “Lulu” Peck, an 8-year-old who also died in the disaster, an attorney for the family said.

The third lawsuit was filed by the family of 9-year-old Ellen Getten. … Each lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages.

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