TOMAS E. GASTON Emergency responders tried to save Gavin Wellington after he dived into the Bronx River to save his cousin. A second teen injured after jumping in the Bronx River last week has died, days after trying to save his cousin, heartbroken loved ones said.
Wellington Gavin, 13, who had been on a respirator since the Friday afternoon plunge, died Sunday afternoon, said the boy’s pastor Rev. Joel Bauza.
“At 3:20 [p.m.] Wellington Gavin passed away on his own. There was no need to stop the machines. His heart stopped on it’s own,” said Bauza who was flanked by Gavin’s distraught mother and his two sisters.
Jennifer Mitchell/for New York Daily News The Rev. Joel Bauza announced Gavin Wellington’s death on Sunday afternoon. His cousin died earlier. Gavin’s cousin, Erickson Villa, 13, jumped off the pier near E. 172nd St. about 3:10 p.m. Friday to cool off after dismissal from Herman Ridder Intermediate School.
Erickson knew how to swim but was having trouble so Gavin jumped in to save him, Bauza told the News.
They were quickly sucked away by the currents as horrified pals looked on.
Gavin was pulled from the water by emergency responders after about 15 minutes and was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition. He was later transferred to the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore hours later and remained in critical condition until he died, officials said.
Erickson wasn’t found by divers for an hour. He was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital but could not be saved.
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