A younger boy drowned in Lake Erie after he was hit by a freak wave and washed out to sea as he picked up shells on the seaside.
Hunter Ebie, 11, was solely paddling in ankle-deep water in Conneaut, Ohio, and was bending over to seize a shell when the wave grabbed him at round 1.30pm final Friday.
His household stated Hunter’s mom Diana watched in horror and dived in to save lots of him, however each have been caught in a rip tide and he or she nearly drowned.
A heroic fireman who was on the seaside dived in and rescued Diana then went again in after Hunter, however the boy didn’t resurface.
Hunter Ebie, 10, drowned in Lake Erie after he was hit by a freak wave and washed out to sea as he picked up shells on the seaside
His household stated Hunter’s mom Diana Ebie (pictured with Hunter on the left, his stepfather Sam Chambers, and Hunter’s sisters) watched in horror and dived in to save lots of him
Mixed rescue groups used helicopters, drones, divers, and boats to scour the realm of Lake Erie and at last discovered Hunter’s physique on Tuesday afternoon
The Coast Guard arrived on the seaside at Conneaut Township Park at about 2pm however there was no signal of the varsity soccer participant.
Mixed rescue groups used helicopters, drones, divers, and boats to scour the realm of Lake Erie and at last discovered Hunter’s physique on Tuesday afternoon.
Hunter’s stepfather Sam Chambers stayed in Conneaut, spending day by day on the seaside looking for his son.
‘Phrases can’t specific. He was a son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew, a cousin and simply an total caring and loving child,’ Hunter’s household stated in a press release.
Chambers stayed in Conneaut, spending day by day on the seaside looking for his son
A part of the massive search involving 4 companies together with native volunteers
‘Phrases can’t specific. He was a son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew, a cousin and simply an total caring and loving child,’ Hunter’s household stated in a press release
The family-of-five is from Akron, Ohio, about 95 miles away, and the city of Conneaut rallied to help them in the course of the search.
‘Somebody generously donated a spot for the household to remain, a tremendous restaurant proprietor made positive that they had an exquisite scorching meal,’ one resident stated.
‘An area pastor opened up the clothes financial institution and an area counselor went with them to assemble heat garments.’
Hunter’s family-of-five is from Akron, Ohio, about 95 miles away, and was on a seaside journey
Hunter’s classmates at Schrop Intermediate College and teammates on the Spartans Soccer group held a vigil on the native Springfield Lake
Others stayed on the seaside all evening with Chambers as he hoped for the return of his son from the lake
The household is elevating cash to pay for Hunter’s funeral
Others stayed on the seaside all evening with Chambers as he hoped for the return of his son from the lake.
Hunter’s classmates at Schrop Intermediate College and teammates on the Spartans Soccer group held a vigil on the native Springfield Lake, and the household’s neighbor Wade Swain is organizing a memorial convoy for Saturday.
A household pal can also be elevating cash to pay for Hunter’s funeral.
