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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 Owner Who Died Saving Campers Previously Pushed for Flood Warning Systems
Richard "Dick" Eastland previously pushed for better warnings, including after 10 children at a different camp where killed ...
After Camp Owner Died Helping Campers in Texas Flood, His Grieving Family Is 'Trying to Make Sense' of the Tragedy
"Their focus is fighting through that grief to stay connected with the families of their campers and helping them in any way ...
Hero Camp Mystic director who died trying to save girls from floods fought for years for better warning systems
Hero Texas camp director Richard “Dick” Eastland battled floods for decades and even saw his pregnant wife once airlifted off the grounds to a hospital because of a deluge.
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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 ...
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Camp Mystic Owner Killed By Horrific Floods Was Warning Officials About the River For Decades
The owner of Texas Christian summer camp Camp Mystic died during the state's horrific floods last week, despite repeatedly ...
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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 flooding victims: From young campers to a dad saving his family, what we know about the lives lost
Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central ...
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What happened in the hours before, during and after a catastrophic deluge hit Texas Hill Country
For many families, the most serious warnings about the deadly and raging torrent in Texas Hill Country last week came too late. Many were asleep. Others, in a region long accustomed to extreme weather ...