One of those who lost their lives was Richard "Dick" Eastland, the longtime owner and director of Camp Mystic. According to Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Eastland died while being airlifted to a Houston hospital after helping save campers during the flood.

Camp Mystic co-owner Dick Eastland, described as "one of the most selfless men," reportedly died trying to rescue campers from catastrophic flooding.

Along the Guadalupe River and just miles south of the unincorporated community of Hunt, population 1,300, sits Camp Mystic. The private Christian summer camp has hosted generations of Texas girls for almost a century.