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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 ...
Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic
Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the ...
How the Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded, Cabin by Cabin
Amid chaos from the flood, campers huddled with young counselors—many unaware of the devastation just yards away.
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 ...
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 ...
Former Camp Mystic participants, mother-daughter duo, making cookies for Texas flood relief
Coloradan Hillary Conway is a former camper and counselor at Camp Mystic, the epicenter of the deadly Texas flooding last ...
Camp Mystic not accredited nationally, eight others in Kerr County are
The words “American Camp Association Accredited” is what some parent tells KXAN investigators they look for before deciding ...
Almost 20 Camp Mystic cabins were in known flood zone — despite recent $5M overhaul of century-old site
At least 19 of the cabins at Camp Mystic were located in designated flood zones, including some in an area deemed “extremely ...
Camp Mystic tragedy: 5 campers still unaccounted for, at least 30 girls and counselors among fatalities
Search and recovery teams are also looking for a missing camp counselor who hasn't been seen since the July Fourth flooding ...
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, as the camp ...
Melania Trump honors lives lost at Camp Mystic: We are here to 'support, help'
Fox News' Chanley Painter provides details on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump's trip to Kerrville, Texas, as officials continue recovery efforts.