A college student has tragically died while trying to save his friend from a riptide. The Michigan student was on vacation with friends in Cancun, Mexico over Easter weekend.
That's when 20-year-old Alejandro Gonzalez sprang into action to try to save a friend from the current. Sadly, Gonzalez was pulled out to see by the riptide instead. Authorities later located his body after a three day search.
"We held out hope, and prayed for a miracle. While the outcome wasn't what we wanted, God did answer our prayers," Renee Gonzalez wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. "Alejandro's body has been found, (We) are going to be able to bring our baby home."
The college student had been on vacation with three high school friends. The picture above is from the day of his death. He had been enjoying himself before tragedy struck. "The picture is from the evening he went into the water, the smile on his face reminds me how happy he was to be with his friends and spending time somewhere new. It's good to know he was so happy," Renee Gonzalez added.
College Student Dies From Riptide
The college student had been swimming with his friends when one of them got caught in a riptide. He managed to save her but it came at the cost of his own life.
According to a GoFundMe, the college student was smart, kind, and funny. His family remembers him as a hero.
