Brave Boy Loses His Life While Saving His Sister After She Fell Into Frozen Pond

A brave 10-year-old boy sacrificed his own life while trying to save his six-year-old sister after she fell into a frozen pond in Shelby County in US state of Tennessee, local reports said.

Abigail Luckett was taken off a ventilator Tuesday morning and is now able to talk to her family, as per a report in WREG Memphis.

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It was reported that the little girl was playing with her brother Benjamin and another brother on Sunday, near the frozen pond at their home in Millington, Shelby County.

Suddenly, Abigail slipped and fell into the icy water.

Benjamin selflessly jumped into the pond to save his sister but they were both unable to get out of the water.

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As the other boy ran to call for help, the children¡¯s father Robert Luckett was able to pull Abigail out of the water, the report said.

Shelby County Firefighters rushed to the scene and the children were transferred to Le Bonheur Children¡¯s hospital, where Benjamin was pronounced dead.

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Pastor Stacy Stilgenbauer of Leawood East Baptist Church told WREG-TV that Benjamin did not hesitate going in after her.

¡°They said the best they could tell, he was trying to keep her above water. So, it¡¯s an incredible sacrifice that he was willing to make to save his little sister,¡± Stilgenbauer told the outlet.

Since the accident, the Shelby County Sheriff¡¯s office put out a warning to be careful around frozen ponds, pools, and lakes because the ice is not thick enough to support someone¡¯s body weight.

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