"We call on Camp Mystic to halt all discussion of reopening and memorials,"
"Instead, Cile must be recovered, and you must fully confront and account for your role in the events and failures that caused the deaths of our daughters."
"Our decision to partially reopen areas of the camp is informed by our faith and our commitment to continue the nearly century-long mission and ministry of Camp Mystic to provide a Christian camping experience for girls that allows them to grow physically, mentally and spiritually,"
CiCi and Will Steward, whose 8-year-old daughter Cile remains missing after the Camp Mystic flood, sent a letter calling on camp leaders to halt plans to reopen and build an on-site memorial. The Stewards said they and other parents of girls killed at the camp were devastated and were not consulted before leaders announced reopening and memorial plans. The letter demands that Cile be recovered and that the camp fully confront and account for its role in failures that caused the deaths. Camp Mystic said there is strong interest in plans for next summer and that search operations are ongoing. Camp owner Richard "Dick" Eastland received a severe flood warning at 1:14 a.m. but did not begin evacuations for more than an hour; Eastland died attempting rescues.
Read at The Washington Post
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