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( NewsNation ) — The parents of an 8-year-old girl who died in last summer’s flooding in central Texas say they are suing the summer camp where 25 children perished in hopes of preventing future tragedies.

The suit filed on behalf of Matthew and Kristin Pohl alleges operators of Camp Mystic ignored flood alerts that were issued as early as July 2 before torrential rains sent the Guadalupe River into cabins early July 4 , lawyer Kyle Findley says. Yet camp officials during the interim removed lawn care equipment, he said.

“Lawn equipment was more important than protecting children, and that’s the issue,” the attorney told

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