HEARTBREAKING: The mother of 7-year-old Bowyn Miller, one of the two young boys found dead along the Brazos River in Texas, has shared her son’s final message before the tragedy — just four simple words that have brought tears to everyone who read them.
In an emotional Facebook post, she wrote that the night before Bowyn went missing, he hugged her tightly and whispered, “Mom, don’t let go.” Those were the last words she ever heard from him.
Through tears, she said she didn’t realize at the time how meaningful those words would become. “If I had known it was goodbye, I would have held him forever,” she said in the post that has since been shared thousands of times across social media.
The message has deeply moved people across Texas and beyond, with many offering prayers, flowers, and heartfelt condolences to the grieving family.
Local churches and community groups have come together to support both the Miller and McAmis families, lighting candles by the Brazos River in memory of the two boys who “brought light everywhere they went.”
As investigations continue, the mother’s words serve as a painful reminder of the fragility of life — and the bond between a parent and a child that even tragedy cannot break.