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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 Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past ...
La FEMA eximió a Camp Mystic de regulaciones de inundación antes de la tragedia en Texas
Por RYAN J. FOLEY, CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, y JIM MUSTIANLos organismos reguladores federales admitieron varias apelaciones ...
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening ...
Camp Mystic Owner Who Died Saving Campers Previously Pushed for Flood Warning Systems
Richard "Dick" Eastland, the late owner of Camp Mystic who died in last week's flooding, was aware of the dangers of the ...
FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones
Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had ...
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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 ...
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.
Camp Mystic’s ‘littlest souls’ were nurtured in Bubble Inn. All the cabin’s girls and 2 counselors were lost in the Texas flood
Bubble Inn saw generations of 8-year-olds enter as strangers and emerge as confident young ladies equipped with new skills ...
Recipe, memories of Hill Country Camp Mystic's iconic Tweety Cookies
The Tweety Cookies, served by Camp Mystic co-owner Tweety Eastland, have served as a reward and a symbol of comfort for ...
Body recovered of Texas camp director who died heroically trying to save kids: ‘Father figure to all of us’
Camp Mystic owner Richard “Dick” Eastland has been confirmed dead, attempting to heroically rescue some of his campers before ...
Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him
Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly ...