More could have been saved at Camp Mystic if more adults helped evacua
San Antonio Express-News • • nation
Key Points:
- Glenn Juenke, a retired Houston police officer and night watchman at Camp Mystic, testified that more able-bodied adults could have helped evacuate campers during the July 4 flash flood, potentially saving more children.
- Juenke admitted that no loudspeaker or walkie-talkie was used to summon help, and that failure contributed to the deaths of 25 children and two counselors in the flood.
- Camp Mystic owner Richard Eastland died trying to rescue victims, but many adults on site, including nurses and other staff, did not assist or were unaware of the severity of the situation.
- Mary Liz Eastland, a camp nurse and co-director, acknowledged she did not call 911 or mobilize nursing staff during the flood and admitted she could have done more to alert campers.
- The Stewards family is suing Camp Mystic and the Eastland family for negligence and emotional distress after their daughter Cile died in the flood; her remains have not yet been found.
