DeKendrix Warner was splashing around in the waist-high waters of the Red River with his cousins and friends, trying to escape the oppressive Louisiana heat, when he stepped off a slippery ledge _ and was plunged into water 25-feet (7.6-meters) deep.
As the 15-year-old kicked and flailed, one cousin rushed to help _ and found himself plummeting down the severe drop-off. Then another.
In all, six teenagers tried to save DeKendrix _ and each other _ but none of them could swim. Their relatives, who can't swim either, looked on helplessly as the teens screamed out for help. Six vanished and drowned Monday; DeKendrix was rescued by a bystander.
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