His law firm told USA TODAY.
He’s 55 years old.
Pate, a frequent guest on CNN, died after allegedly being caught in a current off the island of St. Simons, Glynn County Fire-Rescue Director, Scott Cook, told USA TODAY Wednesday.
“It was a big hazard in that area and that seems to be what happened,” Cook said.
The incident happened shortly after 2pm at Gould’s Inlet beach, where crews responded to reports of two swimmers in distress.
At the scene, a lifeboat pulled Pate out of the water and took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Cook confirmed, a young man accompanying him was able to swim to shore safely.
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‘Super Lawyer’
Page graduated from Georgia State University then graduated from the University of Georgia Law School in 1994, his firm Pate, Johnson & Church told USA TODAY.
For more than 25 years, Page has represented people in courts across the country, winning countless awards and recognitions for her outstanding advocates on behalf of others, including being recognized as “Super Attorney” since 2008.
“Page has since become a trusted face and voice of reason in local and national media, including CNN, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and others,” his company said. said. Page is best known for providing honest and candid answers to some of the nation’s most pressing legal questions during the most tumultuous times.
He is also a founding member of the Georgia Innocence Project, the Federal and Atlanta Bar Association, the Georgia Trial Bar Association, and many other organizations dedicated to advancing justice and the legal profession.
His law firm made the following in a statement to USA TODAY:
“Page Pate is a lot to many people — a husband, a father, a child, a mentor, a colleague, a friend, and most notably a trial attorney, someone who has pours himself into practice and fights hard for his clients.Above all, he is a true gentleman who embodies service and grace.
Some of the best things about Page won’t be in the news but will live on in the memories of the people he touched in their lives. Though he’s a formidable, sometimes intimidating lawyer in the courtroom, Page has an approachable smile, a serious smile, and a great sense of humour. He is guided by his faith and his creator, but he has an open heart and an open mind to all. Trang’s passing is a great loss to his family, friends, community and entire legal profession. He will be deeply missed.”
Pate is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, his sons, Chatham and Asher, his parents Robert and Mary Elizabeth, and his younger brother, Lane.
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