What began as an ordinary afternoon of childhood adventure ended in unthinkable heartbreak for two Florida families.
George Watts and Derrick “DJ” Hubbard, both just 14 years old and inseparable best friends, were spending the day digging and exploring near a sandpit at Sportsman’s Park in Inverness, about 70 miles north of Tampa.
It was the kind of carefree play adults often encourage — kids outside, using their imagination, enjoying freedom.
“They were just kids,” Corey Edwards, their coach and mentor through the 352 Legends program, told FOX 13.