A Richmond County Sheriff’s Office sergeant rescued a father and son from drowning on Father’s Day at a boat ramp behind Augusta Regional Airport.
Sgt. Darrell Grooms was patroling near Lock and Dam Park’s Baurle Boat Ramp at about 12:10 p.m. when he spotted Glenn Wright, 63, “flailing” in the Savannah River, according to the RCSO.
As Grooms urged Wright to grab hold of a nearby overhanging branch, Glenn Wright Jr., 30, jumped into the water to swim toward Wright Sr…