A Georgia college student died after saving his girlfriend's sister from drowning at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. He succumbed to his injuries on July 3.
died after saving his girlfriend's sister from drowning while on vacation with her family in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.in the spring, was pulled from the ocean on June 20, according to his family. Rowe had drowned from exhaustion after helping his girlfriend's 14-year-old sister to shore.
Rowe suffered traumatic brain injuries and was pronounced brain dead following the incident. He died after succumbing to his injuries on July 3. His death was ruled an accidental drowning. "God is definitely a God that's a good God. We will never understand why, but we're just so thankful that we had 18 years with him," Rowe's cousin Nashonie Chang told Fox 5 Atlanta.
Rowe died after he and the group caught a rip current. He is at least the fifth person from Georgia to die in rip currents this year, with several of these victims dying as they attempted to save others, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."Everyone else is ok, but he died a hero," Chang said."It's just been difficult, there are a lot of rough days.
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