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Older Brother Saves Younger Brother from Drowning in Butte Creek

Although this incident turned out well it could have quickly turned tragic.

(SCOTTS MILLS, Ore. ) - An 8-year-old Oregon boy is lucky to be alive Tuesday, after his 12-year-old brother risked his own life and rescued his 8-year-old brother from drowning in a Willamette Valley waterway.

The Marion County Sheriff's office says the boys were trying to cool off Monday afternoon by swimming in Butte Creek at the Scotts Mills Park with their 43-year-old aunt.