Pfluger said one of his daughters walked through almost knee-deep water to get to safety at Camp Mystic during catastrophic ...

Dick Eastland, longtime owner and director of Camp Mystic, was described as a "father figure to all" after the news of his untimely, but heroic, death was confirmed ...

Richard ‘Dick’ Eastland, co-owner and director of the renowned Camp Mystic, has been confirmed dead in Hunt, western Kerr County, Texas after flash flood swept through the state.

Richard 'Dick' Eastland, owner of Camp Mystic Richard 'Dick' Eastland, owner of Camp Mystic. Pic: Family handout ...

Richard "Dick" Eastland, in center of photo, was the owner of Camp Mystic. Family members say he died trying to save campers from rising floodwaters on July 4.

The Kerrville Daily Times confirmed that longtime owner and director of Camp Mystic Dick Eastland died while trying to save and protect campers from the rushing floodwaters.

Dick and Tweety Eastland, who are just younger than Morrill, lived on the property and ran summer camps. Dick Eastland was known for teaching the girls to fish, Cannon said.