Dick Eastland died a hero when he tried to save the lives of the campers staying at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. Eastland, 70, was the camp director and bought the camp in 1974. When floodwaters swept through his Christen summer camp,

Family and friends say Richard "Dick" Eastland was trying to rescue girls from the rising floodwaters when he was swept away.

Rescue operations are ongoing in Central Texas after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River left 23 girls from Camp Mystic unaccounted for. Officials say dozens have died as catastrophic floods continue to ravage the Hill Country.