By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
An Oregon, Missouri teenager drowned in the Missouri River this weekend after coming to the aid of his brother.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 18-year-old Alexander Harris went under the water and didn't resurface after coming to the aid of a younger man struggling in the water.
The patrol reports Harris and the other boy were swimming in the Missouri River Saturday afternoon about a half mile north of Payne’s Landing in Holt County.
A Facebook post from the family stated Harris kept his younger brother afloat until his mother could save him.
The Holt County Coroner pronounced Harris dead at the scene.