Camp Mystic, flash flood and and Eastland
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Portraits of the victims and why the flood was so much worse than anyone expected — these are the top stories about the July 4 flood.
Camp Mystic owner Richard “Dick” Eastland has been confirmed dead, attempting to heroically rescue some of his campers before they were swept away in the deadly Texas floodwaters.
Camp Mystic's director Richard 'Dick' Eastland, 70, is confirmed to have lost his life during the Texas flash floods
Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, co-owner of Camp Mystic, tragically died in Hunt, Texas, during flash floods while heroically attempting to rescue campers. Eastland, 74, was swept away as he guided young girls to safety.
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.
Dick Eastland warned for decades about the hidden dangers of the beautiful but volatile Guadalupe River, a peril he saw firsthand while running his family’s youth camp alongside its banks ...