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Laura Sharman

Hero sacrifices own life and drowns in lake after pushing wife & kids to safety

A brave grandfather sacrificed his own life to save his wife and grandchildren from drowning in a lake.

George Vitetta, 65, and his wife Kathy had been watching the youngsters playing in the water on a sand bar before tragedy struck.

Five-year-old Ella was wearing a life jacket and had water just up to her knees when she fell from the bar and started to drift away.

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