A 10-year-old boy saved one of his younger siblings who had fallen into the Big Sioux River but lost his own life in the process.
According to North Carolina’s Lincoln County sheriff’s officials, the body of Ricky Lee Sneve was recovered Saturday night.
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THe kids’ mother, Nicole Eufers, had gone out to the river with his father and siblings when his sister fell into the water near Hudson in southeastern South Dakota.
Ricky reportedly jumped in to save his sister Chevelle and got her to shore, but when his father and siblings turned around, Ricky was missing.
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The boy’s father Chad Sneve, said his son was the type of boy to do anything for anyone. “He was generous, kind, and special in more ways than I can begin to explain,” he added.
He was the oldest of Eufers’ four children and had one step-sibling. “He taught me how to love and appreciate life. He never failed to amaze me,” Eufers was quoted as saying. (AW)
