[People] A beloved Florida teacher died while trying to save a teen in Lake Michigan.Who goes swimming in Lake Michigan in November?
Thomas Kenning, 38, of St. Petersburg, was visiting Porter Beach in Indiana with his family on Monday when he saw a girl "in distress," according to a news release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources that was obtained by PEOPLE.
Officials say he managed to help the girl to safety "before going under the water and not resurfacing." He was rushed to Northwest Health Hospital upon being pulled from the water, but did not survive.
His wife Jasmine Kenning, 35, told the Tampa Bay Times on Tuesday that her husband "gave everything he could" and that "he cared so deeply for others."