A young person died after he dove into a frigid Colorado lake to attempt to protect three companions.

Dyllan Whittenburg died on Thanksgiving, only one day after his fourteenth birthday celebration, his family said.

Whittenburg’s family let CBS know that he raced to help his buddies who had fallen through the ice on Precious stone Lake in the Denver region Tuesday, however he became caught under ice in the freezing waters.

“From our comprehension, Dyllan saw there was an issue, and he just took off running from what everyone said and dove in the water,” his auntie, Yvonne Wenzel, said.

“Tragically Dyllan, he went under and no one could find him quickly enough to get him.” Neighbors utilized hoses, electrical strings and ropes to pull Dyllan’s companions, two young ladies and a kid, to shore, West Metro Fire Salvage said.

Dyllan was out farther than the others, where the lake “rapidly drops off a rack to 7 to 8 feet,” fire authorities said, and had slipped underneath the ice.

A jump group in the end hauled Dllyan out of the water and took him to a neighborhood medical clinic. He spent his fourteenth birthday celebration laying in a medical clinic bed and died the following day, two days after he had fallen into the lake.

The Douglas Province Sheriff’s Specialization is as yet exploring Dyllan’s passing. The Roxborough people group observed Dyllan’s life Thursday with a candle vigil at Gem Lake and recalled the high schooler, who abandons three more youthful kin, as a legend.

Colorado teen dies trying to rescue friends from icy lake

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“He helped me through to such an extent. Good and bad,” said McKayla Weadick, a companion. “We were very much like were in every case together. We have such countless recollections together.”

Dyllan’s folks sat along the lake’s shore as the local area individuals delivered inflatables in their child’s memory.

“He contacted everyone. That youngster was astonishing,” his dad said.