‘Loyal, kind and thoughtful’: What loved ones are saying about the Utah man who died while saving a child from drowning

Services for Daniel Braga Figueiredo, 31, of Provo are scheduled for next week.

(GoFundMe) Daniel Braga Figueiredo, left, with his wife, Bruna, and their two older sons, Benjamin and Samuel. The photo was taken shortly before their third son, Leo, was born in June 2025. Daniel, 31, died July 12, 2025, after saving the life of a 12-year-old girl at Silver Lake Flat Reservoir in Utah County.

‘Loyal, kind and thoughtful’: What loved ones are saying about the Utah man who died while saving a child from drowning

Services for Daniel Braga Figueiredo, 31, of Provo are scheduled for next week.

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