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Camp Mystic director Dick Eastland dies while trying to save girls from Texas floods
Camp Mystic director Richard "Dick" Eastland died while attempting to rescue campers during deadly flooding that tore through ...
Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, Camp Mystic’s 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods
Richard “Dick” Eastland, the owner and director of Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, died while helping campers get to ...
Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past ...
Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him
The Guadalupe River flood claimed 27 lives at Camp Mystic, including local hero Dick Eastland, who died rescuing campers ...
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Camp Mystic lost at least 27 campers and counselors and longtime owner Dick Eastland when historic floodwaters tore through ...
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Camp Mystic Director Dick Eastland among the dead in Guadalupe River flood
Torrential rains pounded Central Texas on Friday, dropping more than 10 inches of rain and causing the Guadalupe River to ...
Body recovered of Texas camp director who died heroically trying to save kids: ‘Father figure to all of us’
Camp Mystic owner Richard “Dick” Eastland has been confirmed dead, attempting to heroically rescue some of his campers before ...
Texas flood: Camp Mystic director’s body found; Richard Eastland died saving camp girls
Richard Eastland, beloved director of Camp Mystic, tragically lost his life while rescuing campers from a devastating Texas ...
Richard Eastland: Hero Camp Mystic Director Confirmed Dead While Trying to Save Young Girls During Devastating Texas Floods
Eastland had been part of the private Christian girls' camp since purchasing it in 1974 and had served as its director.