{"id":225134,"date":"2025-07-08T10:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=225134"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:18:27","slug":"georgia-congressman-confirms-his-granddaughters-survived-camp-mystic-flooding-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=225134","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Congressman Confirms His Granddaughters Survived Camp Mystic Flooding in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The twin granddaughters of Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter are safe after surviving a devastating flash flood at a Texas summer camp that claimed the life of their cousin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The girls were attending Camp Mystic in Kerr County when torrential rains turned the Guadalupe River into a deadly torrent late last week. The 11-year-olds managed to climb onto the roof of their cabin as waters surged beneath them. A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer helped them to safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But not everyone at the camp was as fortunate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their 9-year-old cousin, Janie Hunt, was staying in another cabin closer to the river\u2019s edge. That cabin was swept away. Janie did not survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congressman Carter confirmed the loss in a statement posted to social media, saying, \u201cMy granddaughters lost their cousin, Janie, and many other families are grieving loved ones. Please join me in prayers for Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As you may have heard, my granddaughters were at the summer camp in Texas that flooded. They are safe, and I thank you for your well-wishes and prayers during this time. <br><br>Unfortunately, not everyone was as lucky. My granddaughters lost their cousin, Janie, and many other\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Buddy Carter (@RepBuddyCarter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBuddyCarter\/status\/1941880278336540898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 27 campers and counselors were killed in the flooding, and search teams are still looking for the missing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Governor Greg Abbott has deployed more than 1,500 state and local responders to the region, while rescue crews navigate downed trees, washed-out roads and dangerous debris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The century-old Camp Mystic is a Christian summer camp that sits directly on the Guadalupe River. Officials say cabins were just eight feet from the riverbank in some spots\u2014offering little protection when more than 11 inches of rain fell in under an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Carter family has since returned home, but the pain of Janie\u2019s loss remains fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The twin granddaughters of Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter are safe after surviving a devastating flash flood at a Texas summer camp that claimed the life of their cousin. The girls were attending Camp Mystic in Kerr County when torrential rains turned the Guadalupe River into a deadly torrent late last week. 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