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NH Ethylene

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10. I read somewhere that he woke up at 1 am and saw the water rising.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 12:52 AM

Jul 9

It sounded just lucky to me.

That article makes it sound like there was no info to or from local authorities. I guess we'll find out more as time goes on.

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Camp Mystic passed state inspection two days before deadly flood [View all] struggle4progress Jul 8 OP

Sounds like a half-assed state inspection Prairie Gates Jul 8 #1

A Texas inspection BigMin28 Jul 8 #3

You can have an evacuation plan, but you need a system in place to activate it in a timely fashion. dem4decades Jul 8 #2

No plan they may have had in place could have saved them. NH Ethylene Jul 8 #4

summer camp near Mystic had 'no warning' about rising waters but were able to safely evacuate struggle4progress Jul 8 #6

I read somewhere that he woke up at 1 am and saw the water rising. NH Ethylene Jul 9 #10

There's a lot of ways this could be interpreted EdmondDantes_ Jul 8 #5

All true Renew Deal Jul 8 #8

I don't see anything saying or proving they didn't have the plans Renew Deal Jul 8 #7

I'm with you here. Sad to see that some of our number seem to be stopdiggin Jul 8 #9