Sure, a plan in place is good, but the implementation is a whole nother level.
Per AI....
At Camp Mystic, a girls’ summer camp in Kerr County, Texas, 27 campers and counselors died in the devastating July 2025 floods. There were a total of 557 campers and 108 staff members present at the camp’s Guadalupe River section, where the flooding was most severe. Additionally, 171 campers and 44 staff were at the nearby Cypress Lake section. While 27 fatalities were confirmed, five girls and a 19-year-old counselor were also reported missing.
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I’d say Camp Mystic fatalities would be very much higher if there were no plans and if the plans weren’t followed.
Company I worked for had an outage that impacted the HQ and so all the departments had to implement their respective plans. When they got on a conference call, they realized three departments had dibs on a remote building but neglected to share it with other departments so there had to be negotiation on whose department was the most important and got the space.
To me. the ultimate failing is that no adults were in a position to take action based on the threat of severe weather. Why wasn't someone designated to man the landlines or even look out the window occasionally?
There is only one plan.
Do not run straight away from the onrushing water. Run or swim to the nearest SIDE. As fast as you can.
Damn the number of times I’ve seen that be true!
One wonders why so many parents left it to chance.