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Dad drowns saving his son

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    Father sacrifices life for child

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He did everything he do anything for you do anything for his kids who can -- from hard -- Brandt hicks proved that statement this past weekend when he dove into the frigid waters of the Columbia to save his two year old son's life.

In exchange for a zone.

No on the clouds spoke highly of his brother in law today both grew up in clots can night and shared a love of fishing got many pictures and all of us -- be fishermen.

-- was so proud that his son had a fishing license this year.

We're going to be able to catch fish and it was that passion that brought hicks and his son out on the river on Saturday morning along with his father in law niece and nephew.

They were fishing off the side of this boat when hicks and fell in the water.

Hicks went in after him.

Luckily the boy was wearing a life jacket and hicks got him back to the boat safely but seconds later he disappeared under the water -- was not wearing a life jacket and divers found his body six hours later -- -- -- -- -- Really commercial fisherman Roger gentlemen admits to many anglers out here don't Wear life jackets but now he says maybe Haq's death is a much needed wake up call.

I think it's got the whole community is stunned that you read about this happen to somebody else but you really don't expect it to happen close to home.

Especially to -- somebody did you know 35.

He'll be.

He'll be here.

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