A Georgia woman who died after she jumped into a lake to try and save her granddaughter from drowning has been hailed as a hero by her family. In an interview with 11Alive, Stephanie Walker’s daughter, Shawanda Prather, described her mother’s actions as “brave” as she did not know how to swim. The tragic June 11 incident happened while Walker and her granddaughter Makayla Prather were fishing at West Point Lake, New York Post reported. So, the fact that if she jumped in the water, trying to save my daughter, I know she was brave,” Shawanda Prather initially told the news outlet. In a Facebook post, Walker’s son, Rodrikeus Prather, also praised his mother’s actions, saying she was a “super hero.”A GoFundMe has since been set up to help raise funds for Makayla.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 21, 2022 15:03 UTC