The families of five campers and two counselors who died during the Hill Country floods have filed a lawsuit against Camp Mystic and its owners, alleging “gross negligence and reckless disregard for safety,” according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed on Monday, seeks accountability for the 27 campers and counselors, calling the deaths an “entirely preventable tragedy.”

The Fourth of July rain swelled the Guadalupe River to historic levels, sweeping through communities along the river before sunrise, killing more than 100 people across the Hill Country.

The plaintiffs include the following families: • Warren and Patricia Bellows, parents of Anna Margaret Bellows • Blake and Caitlin Bonner, parents of Lila Bonner • Matthew and Wendie Childress, parents of Chloe Childress • Ryan

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