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The family of Dick and Tweety Eastland, the owners of Camp Mystic, where at least 27 died during the devastating Texas floods, is focusing on helping the families of campers and counselors while trying to process their own grief.
The article discusses the impact of Texas floods with at least 121 fatalities, including loss at Camp Mystic. It highlights acts of heroism and shares individual stories, like the Renee Smajstrla Memorial Fund for camp scholarships.
FEMA let Camp Mystic operate in 100-year flood zone despite deadly warnings for years: ‘Particularly disturbing’ - Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map,
Search and recovery teams are also looking for a missing camp counselor who hasn't been seen since the July Fourth flooding catastrophe.
TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager, whose mother, former first lady Laura Bush, was a counselor at Camp Mystic, reacted to the tragic flooding in Texas that has left at least 10 children currently unaccounted for at the summer camp.
Two 8-year-old Austin girls died in Kerr County flooding; community and school district support grieving families.
Janie Hunt, 9, Eloise Peck, 8, Lila Bonner, 9, Hanna Lawrence, 8, Rebecca Lawrence, 8, and Hadley Hanna, 8, have all been confirmed dead.