Right After His Baptism, a Man Drowns Trying to Save Someone Else | WFAA

Moments after being baptized, a 21-year-old man died attempting to save a girl from drowning at a Texas lake.

According to the Waxahachie Police Department, authorities responded to a drowning call at Boat Dock Park at Lake Waxahachie around 12:45 p.m. local time, on Saturday, Aug. 24. Upon arrival, they discovered that the man drowned trying to rescue the girl.

A nearby boater pulled the girl, who was part of a large church group from Garland, Texas, out of the water, according to police. She was revived and taken to a hospital for further care.

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