The words of wisdom go with this story are: “Bad things happen with good people.” He was a gentleman, a braveheart, a pure soul, and yet here we are, writing about what took place on one unfortunate day.

Angelia Herrera planned a picnic with her family, nothing sounds bad about it so far, right? She was unaware of the fact that this day will be changing her life as well as her kid’s lives forever. It was going to be one of those days that can haunt one for an entire lifetime.

A Day On The Lake

Taking out time for family sometimes can be a tricky thing but it is a necessity for everyone. That day seemed a good one for all of them to get along Angelia Herrera was packing a bag of food and other things she might need on the beach. It was supposed to be a family day, with her fiance, Brandyn Mitchell.

A Day On The Lake

A Reason To Celebrate

Angelia, Brandyn, and the kids were going to meet some good friends and relatives at the beach. It wasn’t just an ordinary picnic rather they had one big reason to celebrate. And what can be better than a day out with the people you love the most to celebrate? Even when there were so many people there, nobody was able to stop the worst from happening.

Making It Official

“We were to be married next year. It was a surprise to our family we had not yet revealed,” recalled Angelia. This was huge, although they have been living together from quite a time. It was their way to see if their kids can get along together or not. As everyone loved to stay with each other, the couple decided to make it official.

Wanting To Save Lives

Brandyn, the 25 years old was a war veteran. He joined the armed forces right after graduating from high school.  He joined the Tennessee Army National Guard and retired after completing six years of services. That’s when he moved to Texas and met Keira as a coach and later Angelia. Brandyn was always up for helping people and even after retiring he wanted to serve people.

Becoming A Firefighter

Becoming a firefighter was Brandyn’s dream and hence he was preparing to enroll in a reputed college to complete his studies. “He wanted to be a firefighter because he wanted to save lives. Running in when everyone is running out,” recalled Angelia. No one ever thought that he’ll put those instincts to use on that family picnic day.

Trouble Holding On

Keira and Brandyn lost track of their distance from the shore and reached in the middle of the lake. Keira was happy and that’s all Brandyn wanted; to see the little girl smile. But it didn’t take long for the happy moments to get over. It all started when Keira had trouble in holding on to the floating device…

Trouble Holding On