‘They were two peas in a pod’: Two Cleveland brothers drown in Lake Erie

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -A neighborhood household is grieving the lack of two brothers. The 2 went fishing and by no means returned residence. The our bodies of Raymond Lumpkin, 45, and Elce Malik-Bey, 44 have been recovered from Lake Erie on the East fifty fifth Road Marina on Monday.

“They have been very household oriented. They have been like two peas in a pod,” Diane Lumpkin stated. She is Lumpkin’s youngest baby.

Malik-Bey and Lumpkin left a household gathering Friday, Feb 10 to go fishing. Nonetheless, the day took a tragic flip when Malik-Bey slipped into the water. Lumpkin stated her father jumped in to assist.

“He went to go try to save his brother and so they each simply by no means returned,” Lumpkin stated.

Regardless of their unlucky deaths, she calls her dad a superhero.

“He a powerful man due to lot of individuals simply watch sure stuff occur to their individuals, however my dad simply wasn’t certainly one of them,” Lumpkin stated. “That was the selection he wished to make. That’s the selection we acquired to just accept. I do want it will have went a unique method.”

Lumpkin was well-known and absolutely a jack of all trades.

“Everyone know him, he repair automobiles, tattoos, draw, he builds stuff.”

“He is aware of a lot. He’s so sensible. He enlighten me on every thing in regards to the world.”

Malik-Bey is alleged to be a loving particular person and naturally loved to tag together with Lumpkin to catch fish.

“That is one thing they do collectively.”

A bouquet of flowers is left behind on the shore. It memorializes two brothers who shared their final moments on the East fifty fifth Road Marina.

“I’m simply making an attempt to remain up.”

A balloon launch will probably be held for Malik-Bey and Lumpkin Saturday, February 18 at 4 p.m. at Okay&S on Arlington Avenue.

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