"Patrick Hotze's three daughters made it home safe from Camp Mystic after July's catastrophic floods that killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors. He attended some of the funerals and says he understands the outrage over the Texas camp's plan to partially reopen next year. He also intends to send his girls back. My heart is broken for them, Hotze said of the parents whose girls died, including some he described as close friends. I think it's different for each kid and each family."
"For the first time since the roaring flood, the 100-year-old all-girls Christian sleepaway retreat plans to sign up campers in January, forging ahead with a reopening that has divided families and stunned some lawmakers. Campers will start arriving in May, bunking on higher ground than the area where fast-rising waters on the Guadalupe River swept away two cabins. Some families say the decision to let their daughters return is a vital step in their own healing from the disaster that is still under scrutiny."
Camp Mystic, a 100-year-old all-girls Christian sleepaway retreat, plans to sign up campers in January and begin arrivals in May, moving bunks to higher ground. July floods on the Guadalupe River killed dozens, including campers and counselors, and left at least two victims unlocated. Some families view returning as part of healing, while others oppose the reopening. Owners promised extra safety and preventive measures. Texas legislators will hold hearings with little appetite to assign blame. Local Kerr County leaders remain in their posts and are working to expedite a new flood warning system before campers return.
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