Richard “Dick” Eastland, the 70-year-old director of Camp Mystic, became a true hero on the darkest of days. When the July 4 flood tore through the camp like something out of the Bible, Dick didn’t hesitate. As water raged and chaos broke loose, he ran straight into the storm. One by one, he pulled girls to safety—at least nine of them. No life jacket. No second thought. Just heart. And when the final wave came, it took him with it. But it’s what the girls he saved said after that’s breaking everyone’s hearts.
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