Hero Without Swimming Ability Sacrifices Life to Save Drowning Children

Marvin Fernandez-Chicas, a 37-year-old Pennsylvania father, drowned while saving two children struggling in a creek during a fishing trip with his 3-year-old son.
Fernandez-Chicas jumped into the water to help the children despite not knowing how to swim himself.
Rescue workers searched for two hours before recovering Fernandez-Chicas' body from the creek.
A fundraiser has raised over $36,000 to send Fernandez-Chicas' body to Honduras for burial and to support his family.
Officials confirmed Fernandez-Chicas death was an accidental drowning at Lake Nockamixon, where swimming is prohibited.