As hope dims for finding survivors, questions are swirling around whether the emergency plan Camp Mystic laid out was adequate. Texas does not approve or keep copies of such plans; camps are only required to show they have a plan in place.

Before the floods came, Camp Mystic’s sprawling 700-acre campground was dotted with green-roofed, cobblestone cabins and rows of cypress, live oak and pecan trees. After, bed sheets tangled in broken branches. Muddy clothes, an overturned canoe and other belongings from campers remained.