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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 ...
FEMA let Camp Mystic operate in 100-year flood zone despite deadly warnings for years: ‘Particularly disturbing’
FEMA let Camp Mystic operate in 100-year flood zone despite deadly warnings for years: ‘Particularly disturbing’ - Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from ...
These Dining Hall Traditions Were Some of the Many Things That Made Camp Mystic Special
I’d pack a trunk full of swimsuits, Nike shorts, and white Hanes t-shirts and my parents would take my sister and me on a six-hour drive through Texas, from our hometown of Beaumont to the small ...
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 Owner Who Died Saving Campers Previously Pushed for Flood Warning Systems
Richard "Dick" Eastland previously pushed for better warnings, including after 10 children at a different camp where killed ...
Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him
The Guadalupe River flood claimed 27 lives at Camp Mystic, including local hero Dick Eastland, who died rescuing campers ...
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4-year-old struck, killed by vehicle at New Braunfels apartment complex ...
Richard "Dick" Eastland died from the Hill Country Floods, the Kerrville Daily Times reported on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Eastland was the director of Camp Mystic and reportedly died while saving ...