# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cges_8hlqT0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19116158-thekansascitystar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-07-26T15:00:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

## Caption

Hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil to honor 18-year-old Alex Harris, who drowned in the Missouri river on Saturday while rescuing his little brother. 
 
In Oregon, Missouri, where the population is 963, it seemed the entire community and more were there to honor Alex.
 
Harris graduated from South Holt months earlier alongside 26 other seniors, and his graduating class came up with the idea to honor him through a candlelight vigil. Close family friend and South Holt teacher April Allen helped organize the memorial with the approval of Harris’ parents.
 
“Small towns like this, people say, ‘Hey, we need help.’ Alex is one of the first ones to jump in and help,” Allen said. “Alex was a poster child for a small-town kid: big heart, always willing to help others and put his life on the line, which he did.”
 
Read more about the vigil at the link in our bio ✏️ Nathan Han
 
#SouthHoltHighSchool #OregonMO #Vigil #AlexHarris

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alexharris, oregonmo, southholthighschool, vigil

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