How did river Smith drown?

In 2019, the Smith family were outside their home when River, who was 3 at the time, slipped through their home pool gate and went into the water. Even though he was pulled out of the pool shortly afterward, River had been deprived of oxygen for too long and later died.

When did Granger Smith son drown?

The evening of the accident, June 4, 2019, Smith was playing in the yard of their home outside Georgetown, Texas, with River, his brother Lincoln, now 6, and sister London, now 8, while his wife, Amber, took a shower inside.

How did river pass away?

On October 31, 1993, the 23-year-old actor River Phoenix, who appeared in such films as Stand by Me and My Own Private Idaho, dies of a drug overdose outside a West Hollywood nightclub.

What country singer lost his son to drowning?

It’s been nearly three years since country music star Granger Smith and his wife, Amber, lost their son River, 3, to a drowning accident. Now the couple advocate for children’s water safety.