Grieving Cape Mystic father advocates camp protections

NPR | By Dominic Anthony Walsh

Published July 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM EDT

A father who lost his 18-year-old daughter in the flooding at Texas' Camp Mystic now advocates for greater protections at other camps for young people.

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