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| Thorpe Marshes Reserve deaths: Stella Kambi 'had saved boy' a year earlier | |
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| A teenage girl who drowned while trying to save her friend had previously rescued another boy from the same spot. | |
| The bodies of Bonheur Musungay, 14, and Stella Kambi, 17, were recovered from water at Thorpe Marshes nature reserve near Norwich on Wednesday evening. | The bodies of Bonheur Musungay, 14, and Stella Kambi, 17, were recovered from water at Thorpe Marshes nature reserve near Norwich on Wednesday evening. |
| Bonheur got into difficulty and Miss Kambi and her sister tried to help before getting into trouble themselves. | Bonheur got into difficulty and Miss Kambi and her sister tried to help before getting into trouble themselves. |
| Miss Kambi's parents Engele and Daniel Aketo said she had rescued a boy from the same spot a year ago. | |
| "We will miss her so much and hope our faith will get us through," said Mr Aketo. "But we are very proud of her." | |
| Family friend Esperance Kuanzabi said Stella had saved her son in the previous incident. | |
| 'Looked after everyone' | |
| "It looks very safe there but people underestimate the dangers," she said. "She was a very brave girl." | |
| Mr and Mrs Aketo said Stella and sister Claudine, 16, had not been swimming, but were sunbathing on the beach next to the broad. | |
| When Bonheur got into trouble both of the girls, who were strong swimmers, dived in to save him. Claudine survived but Stella was dragged under. | When Bonheur got into trouble both of the girls, who were strong swimmers, dived in to save him. Claudine survived but Stella was dragged under. |
| A tearful Mr Aketo said: "She was the oldest of our six children and looked after everyone - she was very caring. | A tearful Mr Aketo said: "She was the oldest of our six children and looked after everyone - she was very caring. |
| "She was studying nursing at college and wanted to be a paediatrician. | "She was studying nursing at college and wanted to be a paediatrician. |
| "She was a good Christian who had worked hard to do well at school. She was kind, funny and just made people happy." | "She was a good Christian who had worked hard to do well at school. She was kind, funny and just made people happy." |
| The family arrived in the UK as refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2008. Miss Kambi attended City College Norwich after leaving Thorpe St Andrew High School. | The family arrived in the UK as refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2008. Miss Kambi attended City College Norwich after leaving Thorpe St Andrew High School. |
| A spokesman for Bonheur's family said: "I cannot believe he has gone. He was like a brother to me. | A spokesman for Bonheur's family said: "I cannot believe he has gone. He was like a brother to me. |
| "When you were having a bad day, he would make you laugh and cheer you up. We are all very devastated." | "When you were having a bad day, he would make you laugh and cheer you up. We are all very devastated." |
| Emergency services launched a major search and rescue operation to find the pair but were unable to save them. | Emergency services launched a major search and rescue operation to find the pair but were unable to save them. |
| Police and firefighters are now investigating what happened. | Police and firefighters are now investigating what happened. |