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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.
After Camp Owner Died Helping Campers in Texas Flood, His Grieving Family Is 'Trying to Make Sense' of the Tragedy
The family of Dick and Tweety Eastland, the owners of Camp Mystic, where at least 27 died during the devastating Texas floods ...
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’s ‘littlest souls’ were nurtured in Bubble Inn. All the cabin’s girls and 2 counselors were lost in the Texas flood
Bubble Inn saw generations of 8-year-olds enter as strangers and emerge as confident young ladies equipped with new skills ...
Texas Monthly3d
What Dick and Tweety Eastland Meant for Camp Mystic
The duo offered a place where parents knew their daughters would be enriched and happy. During the tragic floods, Dick ...
For years, she photographed life at Camp Mystic. Now, she’s grieving from South Philly.
Since Friday, Joynton has been reflecting on her time at Camp Mystic, connecting with other former staff and alumni, and ...
Camp Mystic was a sacred place for Dallas’ daughters. Then tragedy struck.
For nearly a century, Camp Mystic has been the Hill Country respite for Dallas’ daughters.
Texas Public Radio6d
‘My favorite place in the entire world’: Camp Mystic inspired generations of Texas women
Nearly 30 campers at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution are still missing after flooding devastated the area on Friday.