Cristian Burgos, a 17-year-old senior at Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, died just two days after rescuing a mother and child from drowning in the waters off Virginia Key. Days later, the brave teen’s school cohort remembered him with a moving tribute.
After saving the 25-year-old mother and her 9-year-old son from the water on Sept. 30, 2019, Burgos was caught in the strong rip currents and had to be rescued himself. According to NBC Miami, the mother, Elvia Venegas, had been teaching her son how to swim when they got stuck.
