Remember Camp Mystic victim, Hadley Hanna, as family advocates for stronger camp safety standards

Parents of Camp Mystic victim Hadley Hanna advocate for stronger camp safety after their daughter's death.Nearly one year after 8-year-old Hadley Hanna died in the Camp Mystic flooding, her parents are determined to make summer camps safer while preserving the experiences that are important for children.Family reflects on the Camp Mystic floodHadley is described by her family as joyful, compassionate and full of enthusiasm. She attended for the first time when floodwaters hit Texas Hill Country in July 2025. In the overnight hours of July 4, her older sister Harper was also at Camp Mystic that day. Harper survived.Hadley's mother, Carrie Hanna, had attended Camp Mystic when she was a child. Carrie attended the camp as both a camper and a counselor for a total of 14 summers, as she long hoped to share that experience with all three of her daughters."I told Doug before we got married, if we ever had girls, they were going to Mystic," she said.Instead, the place her family had always asso