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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Jul 9, 2025, 07:47 PM Jul 9

'Courageous' teen dives into Silver Lake to rescue 11-year-old

EVERETT — Authorities lauded a teenager for his bravery after he dove into Silver Lake on Tuesday to rescue a boy who had fallen into the water. Gauge Bryant, 13, did not know the 11-year-old he pulled out of the water, he said Wednesday. But he was glad he was able to help.

Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Everett Fire Department responded to a report of a child that had fallen off a dock into the south Everett lake. After people on the dock called for help, Gauge dove into the water to search for the missing child, fire officials wrote.

Gauge said he had to dive under the water multiple times to retrieve the boy. It was difficult to see the 11-year-old because he didn’t have goggles and the water was murky, he said. A fellow swimmer lent him goggles to help.

Gauge, who lives in Sedro-Woolley, wrapped his arm around the boy’s chest and brought him to the surface, he said, where bystanders were able to lift him onto the dock. Nurses and community members performed CPR on the 11-year-old, who had been underwater between four to six minutes, fire officials wrote.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/teen-dives-into-silver-lake-to-rescue-11-year-old/

That's my neighborhood. Glad the kid is okay.

I've probably swam that lake a hundred times. There's a lot of aquatic vegetation so that's probably why he had a hard time initially locating the kid.

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'Courageous' teen dives into Silver Lake to rescue 11-year-old (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 9 OP
That young man did the Lord's work purple_haze Jul 9 #1
 

purple_haze

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1. That young man did the Lord's work
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 08:30 PM
Jul 9

And I am grateful for him and his courage. May he said the example for his peers.

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