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Camp Mystic Owner Who Died Saving Campers Previously Pushed for Flood Warning Systems

Eastland served on the board of the local river authority, which supported efforts to improve river warnings, according to the outlet, and had previously advocated for an updated warning system in th...

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Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him

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Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’

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4 questions that are still unanswered about Texas' deadly floods

Key questions remain unanswered about the actions Texas officials took both before and during the catastrophic July Fourth holiday floods as a painstaking search for victims continues along the Guadal...

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Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic

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Nonprofit reunites Camp Mystic campers with 'lost' stuffed toys

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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the y...

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Trump surveys damage in Texas after floods kill 120 and leave 160 missing

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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

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Camp Mystic director dies while trying to save kids during Texas flooding

Camp Mystic co-owner Dick Eastland, described as "one of the most selfless men," reportedly died trying to rescue campers from catastrophic flooding.

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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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What Dick and Tweety Eastland Meant for Camp Mystic

The duo offered a place where parents knew their daughters would be enriched and happy. During the tragic floods, Dick Eastland died trying to save them.

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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 area.

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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.