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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 ...
Seventh Camp Mystic girl from Dallas dies in Central Texas flood, family confirms
Virginia Wynne Naylor, 8, was at Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp with cabins along the river in a rural part of Kerr County ...
Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, Camp Mystic’s 74-year-old owner, died while leading campers to safety during the devastating floods
Richard “Dick” Eastland, the owner and director of Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, died while helping campers get to ...
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 ...
For years, she photographed life at Camp Mystic. Now, she’s grieving from South Philly.
Since Friday, Joynton has been reflecting on her time at Camp Mystic, connecting with other former staff and alumni, and ...
Texas floods latest: Trump departs for county where Camp Mystic is located as death toll reaches 121
President Donald Trump is set to survey the damage in the hard-hit county where Camp Mystic campers and staff are among the 96 dead ...
Days Before Flooding Killed at Least 27 Campers and Counselors, Inspectors Signed Off on Camp’s Disaster Plan
Camp Mystic confirmed it had a plan for natural disasters during an inspection on Wednesday, July 2. Two days later, ...
Summer camp tragedies: When an American dream turns into a nightmare
At least 27 died in one of the worst disasters ever for summer camps. The tragedy shines a spotlight on America's camps and ...