Above video: Your Friday headlinesClick here for updates to this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (WANF) – A Father’s Day weekend for Constantin Pascal went horribly wrong after a family boat trip on Lake Hartwell. The father of two boys, aged nine and six, decided to take his nine-year-old son Daniel on a boat trip on Friday. Pascal’s mother was also visiting from Romania and joined the boat trip to enjoy a day trip on the lake with her son and grandson. TREND STORIESPolice: Man Arrested After barricading himself inside a Savannah motel, Savannah police are investigating a one-night homicide and officers are looking for a suspect The boat ride was suspended Friday. Pascal was pulling Daniel off the boat by a hose when he noticed that Daniel’s life jacket was not attached. Daniel started drowning so Pascal jumped in to save his son. Pascal pushed him to shore and told Daniel to get help. Daniel was rescued, but Pascal never showed up again. “He put his hands on his chest and my mother-in-law saw him gurgling and then she didn’t see him anymore. That’s what we were looking for,” said Pascal’s wife Anna. Pascal’s mother was still on the boat and was shocked that her strong 45-year-old son, to whom she had flown thousands of miles, was now gone forever. The tag on Daniel’s life jacket The life jacket she wore was US Coast Guard approved, but it was old and family members said it didn’t quite fit Daniel properly. Experts say life jackets lose buoyancy over time and checking gear before use can save your life. Pascal didn’t have that He was wearing a life jacket when he jumped into the water to save his son. “I feel like I have no one else, he’s my partner, my half isn’t by my side and I don’t know what to do without my husband.” “He was so wonderful,” said Ms. Pascal. Pascal is now leaving behind everything that was dear to him. “I’ll regret it for the rest of my life,” Anna said. According to the ministry, 21 people have drowned in Georgia so far this year. Anna just hopes this reminds you to double-check your gear. “He always said he didn’t need a life jacket. Put on a life jacket or you won’t know.”
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (WANF) – A Father’s Day weekend for Constantin Pascal went horribly wrong after a family boat trip on Lake Hartwell.
The father of two boys, aged nine and six, decided to go on a boat trip with his nine-year-old son Daniel on Friday.
Pascal’s mother was also visiting from Romania and joined the boat trip for the day trip on the lake with her son and grandson.
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Pascal was looking forward to celebrating Father’s Day, his upcoming 11th wedding anniversary and his son’s birthday on June 30th.
However, those plans were dashed during the boat ride on Friday.
Pascal was pulling Daniel off the boat with a hose when he noticed that Daniel’s life jacket was unfastened.
Daniel began to drown, so Pascal jumped in to save his son. Pascal pushed him towards the shore and asked Daniel to get help.
Daniel was rescued, but Pascal never showed up again.
“He put his hands on his chest and my mother-in-law saw him gurgling and then she didn’t see him anymore. That’s what we were looking for,” said Pascal’s wife Anna.
Pascal’s mother was still on the boat, shocked that her strong 45-year-old son, to whom she had flown thousands of miles, was now gone forever.
The tag on the life jacket Daniel wore was US Coast Guard approved, but it was old and family members said it didn’t quite fit Daniel properly.
Experts say life jackets lose buoyancy over time and checking gear before use can save your life.
Pascal was not wearing a life jacket when he jumped into the water to save his son.
“I feel like I have no one else, he’s my partner, my half isn’t by my side and I don’t know what to do without my husband. He was so wonderful,” said Ms. Pascal.
Pascal is now leaving behind everything that was dear to him.
“I’ll regret it for the rest of my life,” Anna said.
According to the Department of Natural Resources, 21 people have drowned in Georgia so far this year.
Anna just hopes this will serve as a reminder to double-check your gear.
“He always said he didn’t need a life jacket. Put on a life jacket or you won’t know.”
