Just weeks before he was set to begin high school, 14-year-old Langston Britton tragically drowned while attending a Christian youth camp in Wisconsin.
Langston, a resident of Romeoville, Illinois, was with his youth group at Silver Birch Ranch in White Lake on Friday, July 25, when the incident occurred. According to camp officials, the teen was swimming in a designated area of Sawyer Lake around 1:15 p.m. when he went under and never resurfaced.
Lifeguards quickly responded and pulled him from the water. CPR and other life-saving efforts were performed until emergency responders arrived. A rescue helicopter was also dispatched, but tragically, Langston did not survive…