Camp Mystic, Save and flood
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A Camp Mystic program director said she went from sleeping in her bed early Friday morning to standing on the rooftop less than an hour later.
Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.
A Crawford girl is reflecting on her time at Camp Mystic just weeks before deadly floods claimed the lives of campers and staff, including the beloved camp director.
Eastland had been part of the private Christian girls' camp since purchasing it in 1974 and had served as its director.
Her father, Ty Badon, joined the search for his daughter in Hunt, Texas, and told CNN that while calling out her name he ended up discovering the body of a young boy, who is believed to have died in the flood. Husband and wife Bobby Martin, 46, and Amanda Martin, 44, also lost their lives, Mr Martin's father told the New York Times.
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Woman's World on MSNCampers to Coast Guard: Real-Life Heroes of the Deadly Texas FloodsIn the early morning of July 4, floods ravaged the Texas Hill Country. In less than an hour, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet, taking and altering the lives of countless Americans with every inch it climbed.
THE director of Camp Mystic desperately tried to save young girls in a heartbreaking final act before the vacation spot was swamped by flooding. At least 27 campers and staffers were killed in the …
This came as it was revealed that Camp Mystic co-owner Richard "Dick" Eastland died while heroically trying to save campers from being carried away by the deadly floodwaters in Texas. Eastland, 70, lost his life while attempting to save campers from the catastrophic floodwaters that swept through Texas on July 4.