TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — Four lawsuits paint a scathing picture of allegations against the summer camp where 25 campers and two counselors died during the July 4 flooding in Central Texas.

20 of the 27 families are now suing Camp Mystic, among others , for gross negligence. They allege the camp and its leadership were ill-prepared for the flooding emergency.

One of the families suing is Houston-based Jennie and Doug Getten. They said the morning their daughter Ellen was getting ready for her first year of camp was full of joy.

"She jumped on her bed at 6:15 that morning just ready to go," Jennie Getten said.

Ellen's mother said that joy is what defined her youngest daughter. The 9-year-old was a first-time attendee at Camp Mystic alongside her older sister, Gwynne.

The excitement

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