The community is in mourning for his loss
Tragedy in Minnesota, United States of America, where a 18-year-old drowns saving 3 children from high water. The young woman, a resident of Bagley, drowned on one side in order to rescue three other children who could no longer get out of the troubled waters. Unfortunately, she was unable to save herself.
Raina Lynn Neeland, this is the girl’s name, she is a heroine in her city. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office said witnesses said children were swimming near the dam with very high water levels.
It had rained a lot recently and the water level was impressive. Above the dam, the currents were more swirling and three children were trapped. There were three in the water Raina’s brothers and five cousins. The youngest cousins of 6, 8 and 10 years old remain trapped.
Raina’s aunt, Victoria Wind, he said:
From what we could see, when they entered the water the current was so strong that it seemed calm at the top. The water levels were higher than they were previously and the kids jumped in, thinking nothing was different …
18 year old drowns saving 3 children from the water: they were all his relatives
Lenny Neeland, Raina’s grandmother, said Raina immediately intervened to help the children.
She jumped in and must have thrown them where her brother could grab them and bring them ashore. He got them close enough to pull them out.
Later the brother also went into the water to get the girl out. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed on one child. Raina, however, did not have the same luck, despite the efforts of those present and the paramedics who attended. The grandmother commented on her loss as follows:
He’s always wanted to help people and protect people, and that’s exactly what he did.
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