Overview

• Britton struggled during a buddy-system swim at Sawyer Lake on Friday afternoon before sinking out of sight and being recovered by lifeguards.
• Lifeguards administered CPR until deputies, firefighters, EMS crews and a Lifelink helicopter arrived, but Britton was pronounced dead at the scene.
• The 14-year-old was a devoted youth leader at Community Christian Church who was due to be baptized the next day.
• Roughly 400 students from the church were attending the five-day Silver Birch Ranch camp in White Lake when the incident occurred.
• Authorities and camp officials are reviewing the unclear circumstances surrounding his drowning.