Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.

Generations of the same family have operated the summer camp since 1939. It counts family members of former president and governors as alumnae.

Out of the tragic, deadly flooding in Central Texas, stories of heroism have been emerging — including one about a teen counselor from Camp Mystic, which has seen over two dozen of its children and counselors perish since July 4.