16-year-old boy died a hero making an attempt to avoid wasting drowning youngsters

A 16-year-old Atlanta boy is being hailed as a hero after he drowned whereas making an attempt to assist save 4 kids from sturdy currents off the Florida Panhandle. 

Bryce Brooks and his household had been vacationing in Pensacola with different households whose youngsters grew up collectively, in response to Bryce’s stepfather, Shivy Brooks, who spoke at a information convention in Atlanta on Monday.

The group was in Perdido Key when currents started pulling 4 youthful youngsters away from the seaside on April 6. Bryce sprung into motion, operating with two others to assist the youngsters, Brooks mentioned.

“Being selfless, our son Bryce, whereas being pulled by currents himself, actually referred to as for assist. However not for himself, he was calling out for the little youngsters he was searching for,” Shivy mentioned. 

After which Bryce was pulled below the water.

A household pal named Charles “Chuck” Johnson II went within the water to assist Bryce however was additionally pulled below. Each of them drowned. 

“We’re by no means going to get to see Bryce develop as much as be the total man that he was going to be,” Bryce’s mother, Crystal Brooks, mentioned. “However we all know that he stepped into his manhood to avoid wasting these kids. And that makes me proud.”