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The Independent UK
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Rhian Lubin

Beloved Louisiana city worker drowns trying to save his granddaughter after she fell into lake

Tributes have poured in for a beloved Louisiana city council worker, Chris Rushing, who died after trying to save his granddaughter after she fell into a lake, authorities said - (GoFundMe)

Tributes have poured in for a beloved Louisiana city worker who died after trying to save his granddaughter after she fell into a lake.

Chris Rushing from Covington, approximately 40 miles north of New Orleans, jumped into Bayou Lacombe to save his grandchild on July 1, but got into difficulty before disappearing underwater, witnesses told local media.

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