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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 ...
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 girls had a safe haven by the river for 100 years. Then, the flood came.
She caught a catfish, mailed her first letter and learned to ride a horse. Thirteen summers later, she was still there, this time as a counselor, teaching 8-year-old girls how to swim and ...
Camp Mystic Owner Who Died Saving Campers Previously Pushed for Flood Warning Systems
Richard "Dick" Eastland, the late owner of Camp Mystic who died in last week's flooding, was aware of the dangers of the ...
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.
Recipe, memories of Hill Country Camp Mystic's iconic Tweety Cookies
The Tweety Cookies, served by Camp Mystic co-owner Tweety Eastland, have served as a reward and a symbol of comfort for ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
La FEMA eximió a Camp Mystic de regulaciones de inundación antes de la tragedia en Texas
Por RYAN J. FOLEY, CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, y JIM MUSTIANLos organismos reguladores federales admitieron varias apelaciones ...
Records: FEMA cut dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion
In response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county’s flood map to remove 15 of the camp’s buildings from the hazard ...