Tragically, as those stranded were trying to scurry to dry ground, the wall of water well over 6 feet high hit them, scattering 43 people into the raging torrent.

The July 4 tragedy at Camp Mystic outside of Hunt, Texas, was concentrated at just two cabins where Mystic’s youngest campers bunked and where a confluence of rising water from the river and a normal...

Eastland died while trying to rescue girls and was found in his Tahoe that was swept away by the floodwaters, Carr said.