US EditionCamp Mystic’s Owner Warned of Floods for Decades. Then the River Killed Him
SOMERVELL COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 10 – Glen Lake Camp added flood response measures including five evacuation centers after parent concerns following recent deadly Texas flash floods, with 161 campers currently onsite.
- On July 9, 2025, Glen Lake Camp & Retreat Center announced a revised emergency plan, including flood response measures, after a deadly Texas Hill Country flash flood.
- With no previous flood response in its emergency plan, Glen Lake Camp expanded it after a deadly flash flood and parental concerns.
- Miller's team added four pages to the 24-page plan, designated five evacuation centers, and Miller will personally monitor warnings with 161 campers currently on site.
- During peak summer, hosting up to 300 people across six sessions, the camp's new flood plan aims to safeguard campers, staff, and volunteers amid ongoing regional flood risks.
- Beyond Somervell County, many Texas Hill Country camps are updating safety plans, with Glen Lake's flood response revisions potentially serving as a regional model, reflecting broader safety efforts.
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Camp Mystic Owner Who Died Saving Campers Previously Pushed for Flood Warning Systems
Richard "Dick" Eastland previously pushed for better warnings, including after 10 children at a different camp where killed by floodwaters in 1987RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Dick Eastland, Camp MysticNEED TO KNOWDick Eastland, the late co-owner of Camp Mystic, advocated for efforts to improve river warnings prior to his death last weekThe father of four pushed for flood warning systems in the past, according to a new report from CNN"If he was…
Camp Mystic Owner Killed By Horrific Floods Was Warning Officials About the River For Decades
The owner of Texas Christian summer camp Camp Mystic died during the state's horrific floods last week, despite repeatedly warning officials about the volatility of the nearby Guadalupe River.
Poem for the Guadalupe River from a previous Mystic camper
I remember the river, flowing so peacefully and slowly you could almost miss its motion I remember the river, mirroring the vastness of the starry sky stretched far beyond the nestled valley I remember the river, with its deep, dreamy green reflecting neighboring, billowing trees I remember the river, offering its soft morning mist to accompany you at dawn’s asking I remember the river, the smell of moist algae below with crisp cypress wisp…
By Curt Devine and Casey Tolan, CNN Dick Eastland warned for decades of the hidden dangers of the beautiful but volatile Guadalupe River, a danger he saw firsthand while running his family's youth camp along its banks. Eastland saw flooding repeatedly damage Camp Mystic, and even his pregnant wife was airlifted to a hospital once when the Central Texas camp was cut off by floodwaters. In 1987, 10 children from a nearby camp were swept away, and …
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