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West Hall student remembered as a kind, helpful band mate and friend
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Friends and band mates of 17-year-old Cristofer Acosta-Farias gather Sunday, July 26, 2020 for a candlelight vigil near where the teen died. Acosta-Farias drowned two days earlier while swimming in Lake Lanier. (Courtesy of Katy Wilson-Fields)
West Hall High School band members and leadership are mourning the loss of 17-year-old Cristofer Acosta-Farias, who died while swimming near Balus Creek Park on Lake Lanier on Friday, July 24. Acosta-Farias was remembered with a candlelight vigil at the park on Sunday.