Richard “Dick” Eastland, the hero director of Camp Mystic, had battled floods on the grounds for decades and even once saw ...

A Camp Mystic program director said she went from sleeping in her bed early Friday morning to standing on the rooftop less ...

Eastland, 70, was the camp director and bought the camp in 1974. When floodwaters swept through his Christen summer camp, he ...

Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central ...

Eastland had been part of the private Christian girls' camp since purchasing it in 1974 and had served as its director.

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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 hero.

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Dick Eastland was swept away by the deadly current as he and his son went from cabin to cabin to get campers to higher ground ...

“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.