The man who gave his life saving those girls at Camp Mystic wasn’t just a hero in the moment—he’d been fighting to keep others safe for years. It all started when his pregnant wife had to be airlifted during a flash flood, barely making it out alive. That day changed him. He made it his mission to make camps, schools—anywhere kids gathered—safer. He went to town halls, wrote letters, even clashed with officials who told him it wasn’t a priority. But he never stopped. And when the floodwaters came back, he didn’t hesitate. He ran toward the danger, not away. He saved lives. And now, the very man who fought so hard to protect others is gone—taken by the same kind of storm he spent years warning everyone about.
Richard “Dick” Eastland, the hero director of Camp Mystic, had battled floods on the grounds for decades and even once saw his pregnant wife airliRead More…
