Linn County deputies said the 23-year-old man riding the jet ski was stopped on the water when he fell off while "adjusting some equipment." The jet ski then sped off, hitting the two children
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Coming together during tragedy... it's what small towns do... it's who they are sweet home being no exception as they've rallied around the families of two kids struck by a jet ski -- killing one emma jerome reports they were happy when they were together.
Everone who thinks of zach thinks of kennedy" emma jerome: " zach maynard died a hero.
The mother of the other girl in the accident says zach pushed kennedy out of the way moments before the jet ski hit them both.
Zach is a hero and that's how he'll be remembered by this community" susie burns: " zachary just stole out hearts because he was so kind and so loving... just a loving little guy.
6 year old zach passed away in a portland hospital after being struck by an out of control jet ski in foster lake earlier in the week kennedy swenson, also 6 just coming home from a portland hospital today.
Now... zach is being remembered as a light in the community even at just 6 years old - his family welcomed back in sweet home by a parade of people tanner funk: " we had two linn county deputies, two sweet home officers, a whole bunch of odf employees come down with their rigs we had some mohawk employees come down with their rigs and then we had two of our ambulances our ladder truck and our engine and one of our tenders that joined" the communtiy continuing to step up leeona cruz: we wanted to do something - there's so much tragedy and we just wanted to help" leeona cruz lives in the same nerighborhood as zach and kennedy's families she was at the lake the day the accident happened along with some friends the group wanted to do anything they could to show support so they organized a bottle and can drop at o- reilly's auto parts in sweet home for saturday from 9 am to noon truck loads of bags already coming in shelly martineau "it has been more than we ever expected -- and if it were one of us?
It could have been any one of us" little promise's - zach and kennedy's pre school and kindergarten - also stepping up - organizing a walkathon for the two on august first today... linn county deputies say the 23 year old man riding the jet ski was stopped on the water when he fell off while "adjusting some equipment."
Reporting in sweet home emma jerome kezi 9 news the
For several hours, cars from across Oregon flooded in and out dropping off items and cash donations. It was a sight organizers said..
