Young boy drowns after saving his brother in Monroe Co.
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A little boy in Monroe County is being remembered as a hero after saving his little brother and later passing away.
Family members identified him as 10-year-old Treven Blake Pitts.
The incident happened on Sunday, April 27, at a Monroe County pond.
Pitts saved his little brother from drowning, but he also went underwater.
Coroner Alan Gurley said he was notified by Children’s of Alabama hospital about a child who died from complications of drowning.
