Brandon Teen Drowns At Reservoir

Friends, family come together with vigil for 17-year-old Brandon student

JOINS US LIVE NOW WITH MOREON THIS TRAGIC ACCIDENT...SCOTT... A PRAYER VIGIL SET TO STARTHERE AT BRANDON METHODT ISAT 6 O'CLOCK ...FOR 17 YEAROLD NATHAN GRIFFIT H.HE APPARENTLY DIED WHILEDOING ONE OF THE THINGS HELOVED MOST ....A CHAOTIC SUNDAY MORNING ONTHE RESERVOIR NORTH OFHIGHWAY 43.THREE TEENS WERE FISHI NGAROUND 6 IN THE MORNING AND17 YEAR OLD ...NATHANGRIFFITH..FOR WHATEVERASREON..FELL OVER INTO THEWATER.<CHIEF TREVELLDIXON/RESERVOIR POLICE:THEY WERE JUST GOING OUTFISHING AND FROM WHAT MYUNDERSTANDING IS ..HE WASMESSING AROUND WITH THETROLLING MOTOR AND ALL OFSUDDEN THEY LOOKED AROUNDAND HE WASN'T IN THE BOATANYMORE.HIS TWO FRIENDS JUMPED IN...RESCUE CREWS RUSHED OUTTO HELP BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.AND AT HIS BRANDON HIGHSCHOOL...WHERE THEY AREPREPARING FOR THSTE ART OFANOTHER YEAR..THEY AREHAVING TO PREPARE TO HELPOTHERS DEAL WITH A TERRIBLELOSS.<DR BRYAN MARSHALL/BRANDONHIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL:THAT IS WHERE YOU TURN TO W NOAND HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILYAND THAT IS THE GRIEVINGPROCESS.

I DON' KNOW THAT ITEVER GOES AWAY BUT YOU PICKUP THE PIECES AND YOU MOVEON.NATHAN WAS A BASEBALLPLAYER ..

PIA TCHER WHO LEFTAN UNDENIABLE MARK ON THOSEWHO SHARED THE FLDIE WITHHIM.<DANIEL BEST/BRANDON HI GHSCHOOL BASEBALL COACH: ITIS TOUGH NOBODY HAS THERIGHT ANSWERS AT A TIME LI KETHIS YOU JUST LEAN ON EACHOTHER.HIS FRIENDS AND TEAMMATESHUDDLED AROUND THEPITCHER'S MOUND ATBRANDON'S BASEBALLFIELD...MOURNING THEIRTEAMMATE.<JONAHKATASABOULAS/FRIEND D ANTEAMMATE: I DONT THINKTHERE WAS A DAY THAT I SAW H IMTHAT HE DIDN'T MAKE ME LAUGHAT LEAST ONE TIME.<TRACE HUSTON/FRIEND ANDTEAMMATE: GONE WAY TOOEARLY...GREAT FRIEND.

.HUNG OUT WITH HIM A GOOD B ITTHIS PAST YEAR ..GREW UPPLAYING T BALL TOGETHER.<JACOB MCCALL/TEAMMATE ANDFRIEND: I MEAN EVERYBO DYLOVED HIM AND I DON'T KNOWANYBODY ANYBODY WHO DIDN'TLIKEIM H.HIS FRIENDS SAY NATHAN'SFAVORITE PLACES WERE ON THEBASEBALL DIAMOND AND ON THEWATER FISHING AND NOW E ARLEFT WONDERING HOW THEYWILL GO ON ..DOING THOSETHINGS WITHOUTHE TTEAMMATE AND FRIEND THEYWILL DEARLY MISS.THE CORONER SAYS THE CAUSE OFDEATH IS "FRESH WATERDROWNING" D ANHIS FAMILYAND FRIENDS ARE GATHERINGHERE TONIGHT TO LEAN ON EACHOTHER ..AND REMEMBER WT HANATHAN MEANT TO THEM..LI