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Vassia Barba

Hero teen drowns trying to save his brother, 13, from chasing after football in river

A teen is being hailed a hero after he drowned trying to rescue his younger brother from chasing a football in a river.

Amari Quarles, 15, died on Sunday when he was with his family at Sand Cove Park along the Sacramento River in Northern California.

The teen went into the water to help his 13-year-old brother, Elijah, who was struggling after a football in the fast-moving current.

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