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Community devastated after third teen dies following crash in Lake Placid Jordan Bowen reports LAKE PLACID, Fla. - A tragedy is rocking the small community of Lake Placid after three close friends were killed in a crash early Saturday morning. Among the victims were an avid fisherman, a young bull rider, and a 17-year-old aspiring veterinarian. Austin Edwards, 21, had a love for hunting and fishing, but it hardly compares to the love he had for his mom. He was a momma s boy. There was never a time he didn t tell me he loved me. There was never a text that he didn t tell me he loved me, said Austin s mom, Samantha Rhymes. ....
Lake Placid community gathers to remember victims of crash that killed two, left teen critically injured FOX 13 s Jordan Bowen reports LAKE PLACID, Fla. - Two people are dead and a 17-year-old girl is fighting for her life in the hospital after a deadly crash in Highlands County. It happened early Saturday morning along State Road 70. We do have a very grieving community right now. This news hit really, really hard and close to home to so many, said Betsy Canevari, a friend to one of the victims. Sunday, more than 500 community members held a vigil for the victims: 18-year-old Cope Brewer, who is a senior at Sebring High School and a bull rider, and 21-year-old Austin Edwards of Sebring. 17-year-old Lindsay Sapp remains in critical condition at Tampa General Hospital. Sapp is a junior at Lake Placid High School who Canevari said is an avid member of the 4H agricultural program. ....