A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic
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Richard “Dick” Eastland, the hero director of Camp Mystic, had battled floods on the grounds for decades and even once saw his pregnant wife airlifted from the Texas property because of a deluge, prompting him to repeatedly urge better warning systems in his flood-prone Kerr County.
Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.
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Woman's World on MSNCampers to Coast Guard: Real-Life Heroes of the Deadly Texas FloodsIn the early morning of July 4, floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country. In less than an hour, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet, taking and altering the lives of countless Americans with every inch it climbed.
Camp Mystic director’s tragic final act to save girls from Texas floods as wall of water tore through cabins killing 27. ... avid Texas Longhorns fanatic, my #1 fan, and above all else: a hero.
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Flash flooding tore through Camp Mystic in the middle of the night on July 4, when the Guadalupe River rose around 26 feet in just 45 minutes. Before the disaster, the camp ...