15-Year-Old Boy Discovered Over a Week After He Jumped Into The Mississippi River To Save His Girlfriend
15-Year-Old Boy Discovered Over a Week After He Jumped Into The Mississippi River To Save His Girlfriend. The Girl and Her 8-year-old sister who attempted to help are still missing
A Louisiana teenager’s body was found after he tired to save his girlfriend from drowning in the heavy currents of the Mississippi River have been identified by his relatives. The 15-year-old was one of three children who lost their lives in an accident. On April 23, Kevin Poole, his 14-year-old girlfriend Brandy Wilson and her 8-year-old sister, Ally Berry-Wilson went missing in the Mississippi River as the children played near the base of the Crescent City Connection Bridge in the Algiers neighborhood in New Orleans.
Dr. Angela Chalk representative for Poole’s family members has confirmed the teen’s body was found on May 2.
The accident took place while the three were hanging out with the Wilson girls’ 5-year-old brother at a park near the Crescent City Connection Bridge. Brandy slipped and fell into the river. Both Poole and Ally attempted to jump in to help her but were swept away by the current. The little brother ran home and informed the family of what happened.
Poole attended the LB Landry High School in New Orleans and was a football player on the team. The high school student was looking forward to going to college to study environmental stewardship or coastal management. Poole body was found about two miles downriver from where he jumped in the water. He was discovered by an NOPD dive team and Harbor Police patrol boat assigned to the recovery mission, 8 Live shares.
In a statement Mayor LaToya Cantrell said, the finding of the teen’s body was “heartbreaking.”
“Today’s news about the recovery of 15-year-old Kevin Poole Jr.’s body from the Mississippi River is absolutely heartbreaking. No parent should have to endure the tragedy of losing a child. Words can never be enough in such a devastating moment, but my thoughts and my prayers are with his family at this time as they will be for some time to come.”
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