A Long Island man drowned while attempting to save a woman and her child at Horseshoe Bay Beach in Bermuda during their family vacation. 48-year-old Jamie Labros passed away on Oct. 7, per the New York Post. The mother and son were saved but sadly, Labros lost his life in this heroic act.
According to his family, he was on a cruise with 11 of his relatives when the incident occurred.
Joey Pappas, the hero’s brother told WABC,
“He was my hero when I was a kid and he was my hero now.”
“Me and him never split up, and the one time we split up, this happens,”
he continued.
The family’s hope is to enlighten travelers about the beach, which cruise lines promoted but allegedly did not include the proper safety measures to protect beachgoers.
“There’s no rescue skis, there’s no emergency teams that’s gonna get there in time,”
said Lambros’ mother, Phyllis Gasparri.
However, the Bermuda Police told WABC that there were alerts about rough beach waters because of hurricane season.
#Clique, let’s keep Jamie Labros’ family in our thoughts and prayers!
