Teenager who drowned in crash remembered for his kindness, love and smile

IDAHO FALLS — A young man who died successful a car crash Sunday nighttime is being remembered for his kindness, love, relationship and smile.

Jade “Dawson” Grover, 17, drowned aft his Chevy Malibu went into a canal astatine nan intersection of North County Line Road and 115th East connected nan Jefferson/Bonneville County line. Deputies opportunity Dawson was attempting to move eastbound erstwhile he grounded to output to a pickup motortruck pulling a boat. The motortruck deed nan Malibu, which ended up successful nan canal.

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Dawson’s 12-year-old relative was besides successful nan conveyance and deputies trained successful h2o rescue were capable to extricate nan kids from nan car, according to nan Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office. Both of them were rushed to Eastern Idaho Medical Center wherever Dawson passed away.

“Dawson, a beloved son, brother, friend and a existent follower of Christ, has completed his mortal ngo present connected world and was called location to his Heavenly Father to person his angel wings,” a GoFundMe group up by a family friend says. “Dawson is afloat of kindness, love, friendship, and nan brightest smile.”

Dawson was a inferior astatine Thunder Ridge High School and played shot past year. He besides played tennis, hoops and surfed but “most of all, he loved spending clip pinch his family and friends.”

“He is truthful afloat of kindness pinch everyone he interacts pinch and would regularly get up early to subordinate his friends for early temple sessions earlier school,” the online fundraiser says.

Money from nan GoFundMe will beryllium utilized to thief Dawson’s family salary for ceremonial expenses. As of Tuesday morning, complete $15,000 had been raised.

Dawson’s 12-year-old relative was released from EIRMC Monday evening.