RICHMOND, Va. — Four years after losing her daughter at the James River, a Richmond-area mother is channeling her grief into a public safety message ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
Christina Brockwell lost her daughter Lauren Winsted and Lauren’s friend Sarah Erway after the group they were with went over the Bosher Dam on the James River. This Memorial Day weekend marks four years since their deaths.
“I had to learn to love the river again, because I was very sad that my daughter and Sarah lost their lives here, because they loved this river,” Brockwell said.
Since then, Brockwell has worked to turn that loss into a message that could spare other families from the same pain…