The emergency weather alert had come early Fourth of July morning: There would be life-threatening flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas. And Camp Mystic – an all-girls Christian camp situated along the Guadalupe River – housed about 750 campers on the flood-prone site as heavy rains started pouring.

: Spokesman for Eastland family that operates Camp Mystic tells News 4 I-Team the Washington Post timeline of the camp's evacuation is "premature". Jeff C

The family of Dick and Tweety Eastland, the owners of Camp Mystic, where at least 27 died during the devastating Texas floods, is focusing on helping the families of campers and counselors while trying to process their own grief.

Amid chaos from the flood, campers huddled with young counselors—many unaware of the devastation just yards away.

Camp safety is in the national spotlight, at Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center near Kalamazoo, CEO Zach Klipsch is assuring families that safety remains first.

Camp Mystic camper Blakely McCrory, 8, died in the Texas floods on the Fourth of July shortly after her dad and uncle died. Her mom, Lindsey McLeod McCrory, tells PEOPLE about Blakely's 'contagious spirit' and one of the final letters she received from her.