Camp Mystic files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 campers, two teenage counselors, and the camp director, Richard Eastland, at the all-girls Christian camp in Kerr County.

In paperwork filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Houston, the camp listed its debts as exceeding $10 million.  The camp said it has assets in the range of $100,001 to $500,000.

According to court documents, the filing shows the liability corporation behind the camp has not filed prior bankruptcy cases in the last eight years.  The filing indicates funds will be available to distribute to between 1,000 and 5,000 unsecured creditors.

Edward S. Eastland, a member of the family that owns Camp Mystic, was listed as the authorized representative of the camp in the filing.  The corporation behind the camp is represented by a Dallas attorney.  A total of four companies are listed as affiliated entities in the filing:

~Camp Mystic, LLC

~Natural Fountains Properties, Inc.

~Mystic Camps Family Partnership, Ltd.

~Mystic Camps Management, LLC