Hero soldier and father-of-two, 25, dies after saving a child drowning in a Texas lake

Brandyn Mitchell, 25, died after saving a child who was drowning in a lake on Saturday

A North Texas man has died after saving a young child drowning in a lake.

Brandyn Mitchell, 25, was at Isle du Bois beach near the city of Denten when he saw a child in need of help on Saturday. 

Mitchell, who served in the Army Reserve, got into the water of Lake Ray Roberts and helped the unnamed child onto a flotation device, but was unable to get on it himself, according to Dallas News. 

The child was able to make it to shore, but bystanders said they couldn’t find the man. 

Police arrived on the scene around 1:15pm after people reported seeing a man go underwater. 

Around 4:30pm the Lewisville Fire Department’s dive team recovered his body that was about six feet deep in the water. 

Mitchell, who hailed originally from West Memphis, Arkansas, was a father-of-two, according to his social media. 

He wrote ‘#proudfather’ and  ‘#soldier’ on his Instagram.

The father-of-two was at Isle du Bois beach on Lake Ray Roberts when he saw the child in need of help

He helped the child onto a flotation device but was unable to get on it himself

The father-of-two was at Isle du Bois beach on Lake Ray Roberts when he saw the child in need of help but was unable to get himself to shore, pictured right serving in Army Reserve

Proud dad: He is survived by his two young children, pictured above in an old Facebook post

Proud dad: He is survived by his two young children, pictured above in an old Facebook post

Alarm was raised around 1:15pm and three hours later the Lewisville Fire Department's diving team recovered his body six feet deep in the water, Lake Ray Roberts pictured above

Alarm was raised around 1:15pm and three hours later the Lewisville Fire Department’s diving team recovered his body six feet deep in the water, Lake Ray Roberts pictured above

The mother of his children, Asia Platt, took to Facebook to mourn his loss. 

‘You went out a hero, saving the life of someone you cared about. That is the greatest gift one could receive,’ she said. 

His childhood friend Quitin Sparkmon tweeted his condolences as well.

‘Hate loosing childhood friends. So many memories mane from Peewee to high school football. Show your family love whenever you can. Don’t wait because it might be to late. Put ya pride down…R.I.P Brandyn Mitchell #BlueDevilFamily,’ he wrote Sunday.  



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