“Tragically, it s actually just a perfect metaphor for who she was because, I mean, she didn t have children, but her students were her children,” said Brianna Goodwin, one of Embry’s former students. “For the betterment of children, (she) sacrificed her time, her talents, her energy.”
Embry was an orchestra teacher at Ashley High School for nine years, and before that taught at Myrtle Grove Middle School as well as in the public schools of Robeson County.
Goodwin was in Embry’s class her first year of teaching at Lumberton High School in Robeson County. She said her class could be difficult and “devious,” but Embry remained enthusiastic. By the end of the year, she was joining in on the class’ jokes with them.
A Wilmington woman drowned Sunday afternoon near Kure Beach after helping save two children caught in a rip current.
Around 5:46 p.m., the Kure Beach fire and police departments responded to reports of multiple swimmers in distress near the North Avenue Beach Access, according to a news release from the Kure Beach Police Department.
Witnesses reported two children were caught in a rip current. At least five people on the beach and members of the Kure Beach Fire Department entered the water and successfully brought the children to shore, according to Sgt. Jamie King with the Kure Beach Police Department.
Music Teacher Dies Saving Two Children From Being Carried Out To Sea By Rip Current
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Embry became distressed as she helped the crews to save the children
She was pronounced dead at the scene
A music teacher died Sunday after jumping to the rescue of two children who were caught in a rip current at a beach in southeastern North Carolina, police said.
Authorities received reports about multiple swimmers being in distress. Emergency crews arrived at 5:45 p.m. ET and witnesses told them two children were caught in a rip current, the Kure Beach Police Department said in a news release, according to ABC 11.