Republican Rep. Buddy Carter tells CNN’s Pamela Brown how two of his granddaughters escaped from Camp Mystic and remembers their cousin who did not survive the flooding.

Camp Mystic

Republican Congressman Buddy Carter spoke about the harrowing experience his family faced during the recent floods at Camp Mystic in Texas. Two of his granddaughters were rescued by a Coast Guard swimmer, but their cousin, Janie Hunt, did not survive the flooding. Carter expressed deep gratitude to the first responders and highlighted the emotional impact on his family and Janie's parents, especially as her body was found on her mother's birthday.

Carter also acknowledged the efforts of government officials and the need for continued support for affected families, both through prayer and resources. He emphasized the importance of learning from the tragedy, noting the rapid rise of floodwaters and the need for improved warning systems, while commending the response of emergency services.

Rep. Buddy Carter describes family's survival, loss from Texas floods

Joining us now is Republican Congressman Buddy Carter of Georgia. His granddaughters were among the campers who were rescued from Camp Mystic, but very sadly their cousin Janie Hunt was swept away by the flood and she did not survive. Congressman, our deepest condolences to you and your family for your loss. How are your granddaughters doing now? What can you tell us about their rescue? Well, first of all, let me give a shout out to Scott Rossman. He was the Coast Guard swimmer who rescued my granddaughters and actually helped to get them into the helicopter and help them to get to safer ground. Obviously, this is a very haunting experience, a very harrowing experience for our granddaughters and our hearts are broken by Janie's death, but Janie's in heaven now and God has wrapped his arms around her and we know she's in a much better place, but at the same time our hearts are still broken. Janie, I know it was in Bubbala and so many little girls were killed from that cabin, their counselors as well. Tell us more about Janie. We're looking at a picture of her right here. I know you've been in touch with her family and how's her family doing? I can't stop thinking about the parents of these little girls. Well, you know, it's every parent's worst nightmare. There's no question about that. I mean, we drop our kids off at camp and think they're going to have these great experiences and they often do. Mostly, they do. They have great experiences. My daughter-in-law went to that camp for many, many years and this is the third year my granddaughters have been to that camp and this was Janie's first year, but the parents are, as you can well imagine, devastated and Pamela, I might add, it gets worse. The day that Janie's body was found was her mother's birthday, so you can only imagine. It's just awful. It's just awful, but I do want to thank President Trump. He, at my request, called the father of Janie and offered just the most comforting words to the father and I really appreciate that. That is very nice. Words of comfort mean so much right now. I mean, there's so many people I'm hearing from them all over the world that just want to do more, want to help give some comfort. What can people do right now? Well, obviously prayer is the answer. I believe in the living God as my family does and we know that Janie is with God now and that God has wrapped his arms around her, but we also need resources and certainly the financial resources and the prayers, all of those things are extremely important and it's not just in the immediate future. This is something that will haunt them for years to come. We have to remember that and we have to be there for them. I'm convinced that God put us on this earth for each other and we have to be there for each other. CNN has a list of vetted nonprofits. It's CNN, Impact Your World for our viewers who want to know how to help. I just want to ask you as you think about how we got to this place and the tragedy here, you're hearing more from officials because look, this is a flood prone area yet so many people were caught off guard and the Lieutenant Governor here in Texas said, look, there needs to be a siren system. There is one next door in Comfort. He wants one installed by next summer. What do you think? What are the big questions you're asking now as someone who had a personal stake in all of this? Well, certainly we don't want to politicize this and certainly this is a tragedy. This is something that nobody could have helped, but at the same time, there will be lessons to be learned here and shame on us if we don't learn those lessons. We will learn those lessons, but let's keep in mind that that water rose 26 feet in 45 minutes and that it happened in the middle of the night and yes, we wish we could have saved them, especially those precious little girls in Bubble Inn, but at the same time, the National Weather Service did their job. They did the best that they could. The rescuers, the first responders, they did such an outstanding job. The state government, the federal government, we put all our resources into this. So yeah, there'll be lessons to be learned, but at the same time, we have to compliment those who have done such an outstanding job. Yeah, no question. I think those are two separate things. The amazing work on the ground of the first responders, everyone who's just come together, but also the accountability questions and those lessons learned and make sure it never happens again here on the ground. I know I'm certainly hearing that sentiment. Congressman Buddy Carter, thank you. Thank you.

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