A 16-year-old swimmer who died in a car crash has given the gift of life through organ donation.
Grant Freeze, a Fox Point teen and student at Nicolet High School, was injured in a crash with a dump truck Wednesday afternoon on his way to swim practice at Cedarburg High School. He was placed on life support before dying from his injuries.
Hospital staff held a "hero walk" on Sunday before taking his organs for donation. Freeze's friends, family, and fellow swimmers joined hospital staff to line the halls and cheer him on one last time.
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Freeze recently got his driver's license and signed up to be an organ donor.
Stephen Keller, his coach at Ozaukee Aquatics, said the teen had a heart of gold.
"16-year-olds don't do that," Keller said. "16-year-olds don't think they are going to die."
Keller also praised the family's decision to proceed with organ donation as an act of bravery that will help save others.
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