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Attorney and regular CNN guest Page Pate died on Sunday at age 55 after getting swept out by a rip current off the coast of St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Pate and his son were swept into the rip current at Gould’s Inlet beach at about 2 p.m. local time, with the son making his way back to the beach safely and Pate’s body being recovered by a rescue boat, where he was pronounced dead, according to CNN.
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Pate was a part of the legal firm Pate, Johnson, & Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and an executive board member of the Georgia Innocence Project. He was a regular legal guest and contributor on CNN and Atlanta-based NBC and CBS affiliates.
“Above all else, we will remember Page’s kindness and generosity, always willing to give anything he could to help, whether it be a personal matter or professional, and never asking for anything in return,” the Georgia Innocence Project said in a statement on Twitter. “Today, we share our deepest condolences with Page’s family and loved ones as we mourn our collective, devastating loss at his passing.”
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Pate had 25 years of experience in civil litigation and criminal defense and helped resolve international legal disputes for multiple countries, according to his firm. Pate leaves behind a wife and two sons.
