Richard “Dick” Eastland, the hero director of Camp Mystic, had battled floods on the grounds for decades and even once saw ...

Eastland, 70, was the camp director and bought the camp in 1974. When floodwaters swept through his Christen summer camp, he ...

A Camp Mystic program director said she went from sleeping in her bed early Friday morning to standing on the rooftop less ...

Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central ...

Eastland had been part of the private Christian girls' camp since purchasing it in 1974 and had served as its director.

Central Texas witnessed catastrophic flash floods. At least 52 people died. Richard Eastland, Camp Mystic's director, died a ...

Katherine Ferruzzo, a recent Memorial High graduate and incoming University of Texas freshman, is the sole Camp Mystic ...

In the early morning of July 4, floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country. In less than an hour, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet ...

A few specific sounds punctuate summer evenings in rural Iowa. A chorus of spring peepers, for example, or the shrill conk-la ...

THE director of Camp Mystic desperately tried to save young girls in a heartbreaking final act before the vacation spot was ... avid Texas Longhorns fanatic, my #1 fan, and above all else: a hero.

For decades, Camp Mystic has been a destination where Texan girls learn skills beyond the usual camp itinerary. Sure, fishing and crafts are common activities for Mystic campers, but the true magic of ...