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Camp Mystic hero killed saving girls spent years fighting for better safety after pregnant wife airlifted from flood
Richard “Dick” Eastland, the hero director of Camp Mystic, had battled floods on the grounds for decades and even once saw ...
Camp Mystic program director recounts deadly Texas Hill Country floods: 'The counselors were heroes'
A Camp Mystic program director said she went from sleeping in her bed early Friday morning to standing on the rooftop less ...
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.
Who was Richard Dick Eastland? The Camp Mystic director dies trying to save girls in Texas floods
Central Texas witnessed catastrophic flash floods. At least 52 people died. Richard Eastland, Camp Mystic's director, died a ...
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Campers to Coast Guard: Real-Life Heroes of the Deadly Texas Floods
In the early morning of July 4, floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country. In less than an hour, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet ...
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Camp Mystic director’s tragic final act to save girls from Texas ...
THE director of Camp Mystic desperately tried to save young girls in a heartbreaking final act before the vacation spot was ... avid Texas Longhorns fanatic, my #1 fan, and above all else: a ...
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Camp Mystic was in the nation’s ‘most dangerous river valley ...
“I always felt incredibly safe at camp,” said Meggie Orgain, 39, of Dallas, who spent 15 summers at Camp Mystic as a camper, counselor and office worker. “If it rained, you stayed in your cabin.