The camp where 27 girls died successfully challenged initial risk designations by US regulators, according to reports.

Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the outside world. According to a Kerr County history book, floodwaters at Camp Mystic almost reached the top of the dining hall’s stairs.

The July Fourth flood moved so quickly in the middle of the night that it caught many off guard in a county that lacked a warning system.