MARTIN CO. – An Indiana man is remembered as a hero after he died saving his 8-year-old Sunday from drowning at Hindostan Falls in Martin County on Sunday.
Kevin Marchal, 47, of Princeton, dove into the water after his 8-year-old son was unable to escape the strong current.
Kevin’s wife Sarah says their son was able to escape the water with assistance from his father, but Kevin was then pulled under the water and swept downstream. They were unable to pull him out until it was too late.
“Kevin was the type of person that would help anyone,” Sarah told WBIW affiliate Fox News, “so much so that his last Facebook post was him trying to find help for a homeless vet here in our town. He had a heart of gold. Never met a stranger. Loved being with his family and he was always down for any adventures I had planned for us. From playing basketball with our two boys to painting fingernails with our daughter he truly was the best dad.”
Family and friends are invited to a visitation for Kevin Marchal at Heartland Worship Center in Mount Carmel, Illinois from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 30. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., with burial following at Fairview Church Cemetery in Princeton.
