NEW YORK, Dec 2 — A Texas Christian summer camp for girls, where 27 campers died in a July 4 flash flood, announced plans to reopen in May at a nearby location with enhanced safety measures, despite earlier criticism from a family whose daughter was never found.

The century-old Camp Mystic has remained closed after the girls were killed when floodwaters raged through the retreat on the banks of the Guadalupe River before dawn following torrential rains.

The camp announced on Tuesday that it plans to reopen in late May and operate to early August for six terms, each lasting 10 days.

“We are preparing for next summer at Camp Mystic Cypress Lake and we know that safety is of the utmost concern to all of you, as it is for us,” the statement read.

The location expected to host campers is ab

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