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‘Where the River Took Us’ Episode 4: “Stuck at Camp Forever”

  • An old friend reached out. His daughter was one of the young girls who died at Camp Mystic. We reconnected to understand each other's grief and explore how it can be channeled into action.
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Camp safety can’t wait | Opinion

  • On July 4, 2025, my 8-year-old daughter, Sarah, died in a catastrophic flood while attending Camp Mystic in Texas. Twenty-six other girls died alongside her.
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Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims urge Missouri lawmakers to make summer camps safer

  • Texas parents whose children died in a flood at Camp Mystic last year urged lawmakers in Jefferson City on Tuesday to improve Missouri summer camp safety regulations.
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Cantrell Praises Passage of Camp Safety Bill

  • OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Josh Cantrell, R-Kingston, on Tuesday passed a bill that would require all youth camps to conduct a site-specific hazard assessment and to develop an emergency action plan by the end of this year and every three years going forward.
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Mother Nature didn’t kill my Chloe. Camp Mystic’s bad decisions did. | Opinion

  • Nine months after the flood, the camp's pattern of failure is clear.
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Alabama Camp director speaks out about new camp safety law

  • By this time next year, camps across Alabama will be preparing to host kids under new state rules. Earlier this month, the governor signed House Bill 381 into law. This law is also known as the Sarah Marsh Heaven's 27 Camp Safety Act.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Hosts Ceremonial Signing for Camp Safety with Advocates and Legislators

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Safe Summers Foundation Launches National Parent Pledge Campaign

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Maryland Camp Safety Bill to be Heard Today 

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Camp Safety Bill Hearing in Missouri House Emerging Issues Committee 

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Camp Safety Legislation to be Heard by Alabama House Committee on State Government 

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Alabama and Missouri File Legislation to Strengthen Summer Camp Safety 

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