In the wake of a catastrophic July 4 flood that killed 27 children and counselors, Camp Mystic has asked former campers for memories of past floods—prompting a swift backlash online from readers frustrated that the camp is moving to reopen so soon.
The request comes just five months after the tragedy, which devastated families and sparked a wave of lawsuits and controversy over the camp’s potential reopening.
The San Antonio Express-News reported earlier this week that Richard Eastland Jr.—whose parents owned the Christian girls’ summer camp—took to a private Facebook group known as ‘Byrd Chatter,’ asking camp alumni about the historic floods onsite in 1978 and 1987…