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Father of three drowns while rescuing girlfriend’s daughters from lake

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File photo. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
By Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
July 31, 2017

A father tragically died while rescuing his girlfriend’s two children while boating Friday.

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Jeremy Jelley, 37, jumped into a lake to rescue the two 12-year-old girls from strong waves after a storm rolled in, bringing 40 mph winds and five-foot waves, according to KSDK.

Jelley, who is a father of three, was able to get the girls back to the boat, but he was not able to reach it himself. His body was found Sunday.

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