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Hadi Ahmadi, 55, was kayaking with his 7-year-old son in California's Lake Perris when the vessel capsized on Dec. 6

Ahmadi, who kept his son afloat during the ordeal, was later pronounced dead

“He was always my hero,” said Mojgan Manafi, Ahmadi's wife

A California woman is mourning the loss of her husband, who drowned over the weekend while saving his 7-year-old son’s life after their kayak capsized.

“He was a very loving person,” Mojgan Manafi said of her spouse Hadi Ahmadi, 55, according to The Press Enterprise . “If he didn’t have anything, he was still willing to help people. He was such a great dad. He was such a great husband."

According to a news release from California State Parks, tragedy struck on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Lake Perris State Recreation Area

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