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State Patrol investigating Monday morning fatal wreck
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Updated: Oct 21, 2015, 3:45 AM
Published: Oct 21, 2015, 3:51 AM

The Georgia State Patrol is continuing to investigate an accident Monday morning that claimed the life of a toddler.

The accident occurred on Highway 80 near George Road, between Bloomingdale and Eden, when a passenger vehicle and a log truck collided.

State troopers and Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene.
Rep. Buddy Carter: Granddaughters Survived Texas Camp Flooding That Killed Their Cousin
Buddy Carter
Rep. Buddy Carter spoke publicly about the loss of his granddaughters' cousin in the Texas flooding.
Updated: Jul 9, 2025, 2:59 PM
Published: Jul 9, 2025, 3:00 PM
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who represents Effingham County, said his twin granddaughters survived catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas, but their 9-year-old cousin, Janie Hunt, was killed. Carter shared the heartbreaking news on social media and in interviews with Fox News, CNN, and Atlanta News First, revealing that Janie’s body was found on her mother’s birthday. Carter said his granddaughters survived by climbing onto a roof and waiting for rescue.
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