SOUTHPORT, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) – The Southport Marsh Walk in North Carolina holds a lot of memories for families coming from near and far. But for one family, it is a place they will forget.

That family is now sharing their story of tragedy and redemption.

The Southport Marsh Walk, a boardwalk with scenic views, was the last place the Girouxs went with their daughter before she died.

Norah Giroux drowned in her grandparents’ pool while vacationing in Southport in June 2023.

“She just loved running it. Running down, running back,” her mother, Erin Giroux, said. “I just wanted to get some nice photos of the kids on vacation. And we got some beautiful photos, and she ran all around, and then her accident was a couple of hours after that. So it’s the last place we have pictures of he

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