History of Camp Mystic

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Camp Mystic, Guadalupe River

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 surge.

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Camp Mystic was in the nation’s ‘most dangerous river valley.’ Parents say they never knew.

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History of Camp Mystic, summer camp hit by deadly Central Texas floods

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Heroics of Texas Camp Counselors Cast Spotlight on Those Who Oversee Millions of US Kids Each Summer

As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to keep them calm.

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Why the Mystic girls kept singing: ‘Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary’ | Opinion

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Photos of the Texas Vigil Honoring Flood Victims and the Many Still Missing

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Crews Search for Dozens Missing After Texas Floods

Search teams persisted in sifting through debris in Texas Hill Country on Wednesday as hopes of finding more survivors dimmed five days after flash floods tore through the region, killing at least 110...

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Recovering the Dead in Texas’s Flash-Flood Alley

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List of missing in Texas floods adds uncertainty to search for survivors

Jenna Bush Hager Opens Up About Her Family’s Long History at Camp Mystic

Following the devastating floods in Kerr County, Texas, that left over 100 people dead and at least 160 people missing, the former first-daughter-turned-Today with Jenna and Friends host Jenna Bush Hager is opening up about her connection to Camp Mystic,

Christian girls summer camp devastated by floods holds decades-long history with presidents, Texas politicos

Camp Mystic has deep roots with Texas politicians, including former first lady Laura Bush, who worked as a counselor there, and former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who sent his daughters there.

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Robert Earl Keen on Texas Flood Relief: ‘Do As Much As You Can, for As Long As You Can’

Robert Earl Keen, a Texas music legend who has a ranch in Kerrville and whose daughters attended Camp Mystic, talks about the impact of July 4 floods.

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'Blakely was light and life:' Houston family mourns loss of 8-year-old camper lost in July 4 floods

For close to 100 years, the eight-year-old's family members spent their summers at camps along the region's glittering hills and riverbanks, including the private all-girls Christian summer camp tucked along a bend in the Guadalupe River. Blakely was one of 27 Camp Mystic campers who lost their lives after floods devastated Kerr County July 4.

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Young brothers survive deadly Texas flood after climbing into cabin rafters

In one of the deadliest floods in Texas history, a mother's worst fears turned into grateful tears when she reunited with her two sons after they survived a harrowing experience at a camp near the Guadalupe River.