Overview

• The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office and partnering agencies recovered and identified 51-year-old Jeffrey Brady’s body on July 5 following a search at the Horseshoe Island sandbar.
• Brady had kept his girlfriend’s 10- and 12-year-old nephews afloat in strong currents near Hidden Shores Resort until a passing vessel rescued them.
• Donations from friends, family and neighbors are funding funeral services and offering financial support to Brady’s blind father.
• Those close to Brady remember him as a selfless protector who moved from San Diego to Yuma to care for his father.
• Local officials are reviewing safety measures after the sandbar’s deceptively strong currents contributed to multiple recent incidents.