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Camp Mystic did not evacuate kids

Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.

Camp Mystic Executive Director Richard “Dick” Eastland did not begin to evacuate the young campers asleep in cabins near the rapidly rising Guadalupe River for more than an hour after he received a s...

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Camp Mystic began evacuating 45 minutes after flash flooding alert: Spokesperson

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Camp Mystic boss did not evacuate children until hour after first flood warning

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8-year-old pens mom letter before she dies in Camp Mystic flood. ‘Made me smile’

Blakely died not long after penning the letters, her mother said in a Facebook post.

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Don't expect Texas to learn lessons of deadly floods

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Texas search crews face 3rd day of heavy rain as hunt for missing flood victims continues

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One Texas camp reopens after deadly floods

Over the past week, hundreds of volunteers have helped clear the debris and rebuild damaged portions of the campground.

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Texas flooding updates: New round of thunderstorms hampers rescue efforts

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LIVE UPDATES | Texas flooding: Flood warning in effect for many Texas rivers

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 childhood still describe with awe.

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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 safety during the devastating floods that impacted the area last week. Eastland, who was the third generation from his family to manage the camp, was 74.

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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 rise 26 feet, flooding Camp Mystic and nearby areas in Kerr County. By Saturday morning, it was confirmed that Dick Eastland, 70, had died. News of his death quickly spread across generations of Camp Mystic alumni.

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Camp Mystic hero killed saving girls spent years fighting for better safety after pregnant wife airlifted from flood

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 ‘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 from the great outdoors and lifelong friends – bonds that would one day prove vital in the face of unfathomable tragedy.