{"id":19797,"date":"2025-07-08T18:27:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19797"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:27:46","slug":"texas-summer-camp-owners-tragic-last-act-during-deadly-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19797","title":{"rendered":"Texas Summer Camp Owner\u2019s Tragic Last Act During Deadly Flood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas has declared a state of disaster after catastrophic flooding swept through 15 counties, claiming at least 82 lives \u2014 including 28 children. Among the victims was Richard \u201cDick\u201d Eastland, a revered summer camp leader who died while trying to rescue campers from rising waters at Camp Mystic in Kerr County. His death has left a deep void in a community he served for decades.<\/p><div class=\"enwlk69f5baa16a3be\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.enwlk69f5baa16a3be {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.enwlk69f5baa16a3be {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.enwlk69f5baa16a3be {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.enwlk69f5baa16a3be {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.enwlk69f5baa16a3be {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<p>The tragedy struck on July 4, 2025, when flash floods tore through Camp Mystic, a historic Christian girls\u2019 camp nestled along the Guadalupe River. More than 700 children were at the camp when the waters surged. Eastland, 74, co-owner of the camp, was discovered in an SUV alongside three girls he had attempted to evacuate. He succumbed to his injuries en route to the hospital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"autors-widget\">\n<div>\n<p>As rescue crews scoured the area for the 27 children still missing the next day, Eastland was remembered as a father figure and pillar of the camp. He and his wife, Tweety, had led Camp Mystic since 1974. 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