Monday, July 8, 2024 -A Colorado teen died after he jumped into an electrified lake while celebrating on the 4th of July.
Jesse Hamric, 18, dove into the water
at Smith Mountain Lake outside Roanoke, Virginia, early Thursday morning, when
friends immediately noticed something was wrong.
The friends jumped in after Hamric
and felt shocked upon entering the water.
Despite their own injuries, they
could pull Hamric out, according to WDBJ.
One of the friends began CPR on
Hamric while another called for help.
Rescue crews arrived at around 4 a.m.
and rushed Hamric to a hospital, where he later died.
His two friends suffered minor
injuries.
An investigation by fire crews
detected electrical currents in the water where the teen died, and police
determined it was caused by stray voltage spreading from a dock at a nearby
private residence.
No foul play is suspected in the
death.
Hamric had been visiting friends with
his family at the time of the freak accident.
He had just graduated from high
school in May, where he excelled on the football and baseball teams.
“Ever since I first met that kid, I
mean, he’s like one of a kind,” friend Alex Schwab told KDVR.
“You see him and you just, like, he always has a smile on
his face.”
“Still can’t even like process it. I’m so upset by it,” he
added.
0 Comments