The fire department was promptly called to assist with the search. After an hour and a half, they found the bodies of Tavayne and D’andre submerged underwater.
“We don’t know if they were jumping or just swimming because we don’t know exactly what time they went in. We assume they were probably by themselves as well because we had no calls from that area that anybody was in distress or actively drowning.
“There was probably a one- or two-mile-an-hour current, too, so that can change where they were located.”
The loss of the boys will, of course, have been unfathomable to their family, but perhaps a small grain of solace can be taken from the fact that they were found holding onto each other.
On a GoFundMe page established by the family to help pay for funeral expenses read: “They showed incredible courage and loyalty, holding on to each other until the very end, demonstrating the deep bond they shared.”Continue reading…
