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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.
Camp Mystic Director Dies in Texas Flooding Amid Effort to Rescue Children
Eastland, 70, was the camp director and bought the camp in 1974. When floodwaters swept through his Christen summer camp, he tried to save the lives of his young campers and gave his life in the process, Fox News reported. Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) wrote of Eastland’s devotion to the camp.
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For nearly a century, Camp Mystic has been the Hill Country respite for Dallas’ daughters.
Nearly 30 campers at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution are still missing after flooding devastated the area on Friday.
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