Man dies trying to save granddaughter after she fell into frozen pond

On Saturday morning, Carlos Serafin died attempting to avoid wasting his granddaughter Ma'Liyah White, who fell via a frozen pond in Illinois.
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A person died attempting to avoid wasting his 10-year-old granddaughter, who fell via a frozen pond in Illinois on Saturday morning, a report and relations mentioned.

The tragedy unfolded after little Ma’Liyah White ventured onto the ice in pursuit of two of her six canines that roamed onto the frozen pond in Charleston, the lady’s aunt Amanda Beals wrote in a GoFundMe posting.

After Ma’Liyah fell into the frigid water, her sister Bailey, who was together with her on the time, ran again residence and sought assist from her grandfathers, Invoice Croy and Carlos Serafin, Beals mentioned.

“Carlos jumped into the pond with a brush follow attempt to save Ma’Lyiah however she was already below the ice and he additionally obtained sucked below,” Beals wrote within the posting.

Croy, who's married to Serafin and is the authorized guardian of the ladies, busted the ice, however couldn’t discover the pair, in keeping with Beals.

A rescue crew with the Charleston Fireplace Division arrived quickly after and retrieved each victims, the Herald & Assessment reported.

Ma’Lyiah was resuscitated and hospitalized in crucial situation, Bearns mentioned, however Serafin couldn't be revived.

Three canines had been additionally rescued from the pond, however one in all them later died, the newspaper reported.

“Carlos liked these women and all of their canines a lot,” Beals informed the Herald & Assessment.

“We as a household can’t stress sufficient how a lot Carlos was a hero and the way a lot he actually liked his household and would do something for them,” she mentioned.