Eastland family
Coverage of Eastland family in the Nexus archive.
- Camp Mystic paid Eastland family members nearly $300K as revenue plunged after deadly flood
Camp Mystic paid Eastland family members nearly $300K as its revenue plunged following a deadly flood. The camp now faces wrongful death lawsuits, and new bankruptcy records detail millions of dollars in assets and payments related to the July 2025 incident.
- Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy nearly a year after deadly flood
Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy nearly a year after a deadly flood killed 25 girls and two counselors at the Texas camp. The camp listed over $10 million in debts and assets between $100,001 and $500,000, while families of victims sued for more than $1 million, alleging failure to protect attendees during the flood. The owner, Richard Eastland, also died in the disaster.
- Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy year after deadly flooding
Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a year after deadly flooding killed 28 campers and staff. The Eastland family, which owns the camp, cited debts exceeding $10 million and assets between $100,001 and $500,000. The camp failed to reopen due to licensing issues and backlash from victims' families, and a Texas report criticized its lack of emergency preparedness.