Former camper remembers 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.
It is day four of emergency response since catastrophic flooding hit the area, wiping out camps along the Guadalupe River. As the death toll continues to climb, officials said there are still 10 campers and one counselor missing from Camp Mystic.
Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.
Guadalupe River flood killed more than two dozen campers, but it is still far too early to assign blame — or to declare the tragedy unavoidable.
Roberto Marquez of Dallas erects a cross on Tuesday at VFW Post 1480 in Kerrville as part of a memorial to flooding victims. Marquez in recent years has traveled to the sites of various tragedies, including the May 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, to help create memorials in those communities.
A Dallas teen who was at Camp Mystic on the Cypress Lake side, explains what she experienced from the evacuation to witnessing the devastation.
HUNT, Texas - The aftermath of the recent flooding at Camp Mystic has left a trail of destruction, prompting a significant volunteer response to aid in the cleanup efforts. On the morning of July ...
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Three girls from Dallas, 8-year-olds Hadley Hanna and Eloise Peck and 9-year-old Lila Bonner, were among the missing Camp Mystic campers. Latest U.S.