Freda'sMom
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So sad.
West Point cadet from St. Louis dies after trying save someone from drowning, family says
West Point cadet from St. Louis dies after trying save someone from drowning, family says
Family members said a St. Louis man who was swept under by a rip current off the coast of a beach on Long Island last week had by Tuesday night lost his fight to survive the near drowning.
First-year West Point Academy cadet Tom Surdyke, 19, was on vacation Friday in Southampton, N.Y., with another cadet when he attempted to save a person from drowning.
The family had hopes for a recovery until Tuesday night, when they posted on Facebook that Surdyke "has passed."