Teen Dies After Rescuing 9-year-old Boy And Mother From Drowning

A heroic teen who rushed into the water at a Florida beach to rescue a mother and her young son caught in a riptide has died.

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Cristian Burgos, a 17-year-old student, swam out and helped a mother- Elvia Venegas, 25, and her 9-year-old son when he noticed the pair struggling to stay afloat.

The teenager, however, ended up getting pulled under by the rough current himself.

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Emergency responders pulled Burgos from the bay and performed CPR before rushing him to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he remained in a coma for 2 days until he tragically died.

Venegas and her son escaped the incident relatively unscathed.

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“If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be alive right now,” the young mom said. “I am just eternally grateful at this moment. That’s all I can say right now.”

The teen’s mother, Maria Del Carmen Avenado, is a single mom and his father was recently deported to Nicaragua.