20-year-old college student dies after jumping into North Carolina lake, sheriff says

Deputies discovered the physique of a 20-year-old school pupil on Monday, April 25, about three hours after he jumped right into a lake in rural Jap North Carolina and didn’t resurface, in line with an area sheriff’s workplace.

Regulation enforcement didn’t determine the coed by identify however mentioned he attended Guilford School and lived in Greensboro.

The president of Guilford School confirmed in an announcement on the college’s web site the “tragic dying” of sophomore Ahmad Brewington. He performed soccer for the college throughout his freshman 12 months in 2019 and had attended Grimsley Excessive College in Greensboro, in line with the Quakers roster.

“Guilford School and President Kyle Farmbry are saddened to share that pupil Ahmad Brewington died unexpectedly on April 25,” the faculty mentioned in a Fb publish. “Please be a part of us in holding Ahmad’s family members within the Gentle.”

A bunch of 10 college students from Guilford School known as 911 round 4 p.m. after Brewington jumped into the Tuckertown Reservoir and didn’t resurface, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a information launch. First responders from each Montgomery County and close by Stanly County responded.

Brewington’s physique was discovered about three hours later, in line with the discharge. Regulation enforcement didn’t launch a reason behind dying.

About 25,000 folks reside in Montgomery County, which is roughly 62 miles east of Charlotte. The reservoir sits close to the intersection of three counties: Montgomery, Stanly and Davidson.

Grimsley soccer — the place Brewington earned all-conference honors and was named first-team all-area offense — known as him the “most selfless participant to come back by the Whirlie program” in a tribute on Fb after his dying was introduced.

Brewington additionally labored for Chick-fil-A, the place the restaurant mentioned he “all the time had a frosted lemonade in hand.”

“His smile was contagious and he might be missed! Please carry up his household in your prayers,” the Chick-fil-A at Battleground Plaza mentioned in a Fb publish.

His father, Chris Brewington, shared a publish saying he was so happy with his son. Brewington’s aunt additionally mentioned in a publish on Fb simply after midnight that there have been “no phrases that may categorical the heaviness I really feel at this second.”

“This younger man set requirements, had objectives that he was diligently pursuing,” she mentioned in a follow-up publish. “To lose him now…..simply unbelievable. Simply heartbroken.”