The family of Ricky Lee Sneve says he was a hero who was willing to do anything for anyone.
A 10-year-old boy died while saving his younger sister from drowning in a South Dakota river last week, his family said.
Ricky Lee Sneve was on a fishing trip with his father and three siblings in the Big Sioux River on Saturday during, according toAfter the three younger siblings fell into the water, father Chad Sneve tried to rescue two of the children while Ricky jumped in to retrieve his younger sister. Ricky was able to push his sister back on shore, but when his father and siblings returned to land, Ricky was missing, his mother Nicole Euffers told the Argus Leader.
page. Nearly three hours after the search began, the sheriff's office followed up with the update that the body of the deceased boy had been located and retrieved from the water."He was generous, kind and special in more ways than I can begin to explain,” the father told the Argus Leader. “He was my everything, and he touched everyone he encountered.”
Ricky enjoyed fishing, working on four-wheelers with his father and lending a hand around the house to help his step-mother, siblings and other family, according to his parents.This story first appeared on
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