Watch the emotional moment a grown man burst into tears of joy after finding out his dad survived the hurricane storm in texas

After an emotional CNN interview where he described surviving the storm which he lost a lot and being separated from his family, Aaron Mitchell broke down in tears as he spoke to his father for the first time after Hurricane Harvey slammed into his home in Aransas Pass, Texas.

Mitchell told CNN how he had walked 12 miles in the dark to his father’s house in a failed bid to find his parent, and the crew were able to use a satellite phone to help him connect to his father in an extremely emotional moment. After speaking to him, Mitchell was able to get on a bus evacuating Rockport residents to Austin where his father is. Watch below.