Families and friends of two Grand Rapids men who drowned Sunday say they are not surprised the two church youth group leaders put someone else’s safety before their own.
They’re calling Albert Hermiston and Nathan Junker heroes, average men who risked everything to help another. And they’re not surprised by the men’s actions.
“Always focused on youth, always helping others and working with others,” said Steve Schultz, Faith Baptist Church overseer.
Hermiston and Junker were on a weekly church outing at Nesbit Island on Pokegama Lake on Sunday when they swam to help a boy who had gone out too far without a life jacket.
After putting a life jacket on the boy, the two men were caught in high winds and deep water and never made it back to shore.
