Prayers Up! 17-Year-Old Drowns At Rockaway Beach After Reportedly Urging Lifeguards To Save His Friend (VIDEO)

A tragic incident has left a mother holding onto the few belongings her son left behind. ABC News reports that Patrice Thompson is clinging to the final memories of her son, Sir Audley Sykes, after he drowned at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York. Sykes reportedly urged lifeguards to save his friend first.

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