Smith said the couple has spoken to other parents and other celebrities who have lost children, which "seems to really help," and they hope to be able to provide that same comfort to others in the future. Granger Smith and his wife shared an emotional video as they opened up about the recent drowning death of their 3-year-old son, River. Granger Smith joins thousands of families that face the pain of losing a child to drowning. Granger and his wife, Amber Smith, spoke about what happened and how they are coping as a family in a new YouTube video. Prince Charles is 'deeply hurt' by Harry and Meghan's tell-all interview - but he plans to 'mend the broken... Everyone's had their say about the Harry and Meghan interview except Kim Jong-Un and Dilyn the dog! 'It's not like the movies,' Granger told People. Country music singer Granger Smith’s 3-year-old son has drowned in the family's backyard pool. Granger Smith, a country singer/songwriter, was born on September 4, 1979, in Dallas, Texas. Amber added: 'I don't know if we ever truly will be able to forgive ourselves. Granger Smith and wife Amber speak out on son's drowning, 1 year later . Jason Aldean, Maren Morris, More React to Granger Smith's Son's Death Read article “It was a tragic drowning at home,” a rep for the “Happens Like That” singer, 39, said in a statement to Us. Amber Smith also shared an Instagram post on Wednesday talking about the loss of her son. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's nine-bedroom mansion in exclusive neighbourhood of Montecito in California... 'Don't expect to see heads on spikes over this': Palace insider plays down rumours of a cull of advisers... Mac on... the Queen's reaction to the Harry and Meghan interview with Oprah Winfrey. 'I don't know if we ever truly will be able to forgive ourselves,' Amber added. On June 4, 2019, River Smith, drowned in family pool at home in Georgetown, Texas and couldn't be saved by doctors. Elisha Fieldstadt is a breaking news reporter for NBC News. 'I pray that we can. Country star Granger Smith, 40, and his wife Amber, 30 reflected on the death of their three-year-old son a year after his tragic drowning in a new interview with People Magazine on Wednesday. Adding: 'I can lean on a higher power for that and know that my little boy is in a better place.'. Two weeks ago, River and his two older siblings were playing happily in their backyard. On June 6, 2019, Smith announced that the couple's youngest son, River Kelly Smith, had died following a drowning accident at their home. They also donated $218,791 to the Dell Children's Medical Center, in Austin, Texas less than a month after the facility tried in vain to save River. Country star Granger Smith is grieving after the loss of his 3-year-old son, who died after drowning in a pool. 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On March 11, 2021, Granger Smith and his wife Amber, announced they were having their fourth child, a baby boy. Granger and his wife Amber have leaned into their spirituality and faith to get them and their two other children through the darkest year of their lives. Smith, who is signed to Broken Bow Records, has released songs "If The Boot Fits," ''Backroad Song" and "Happens Like That." The couple has now raised more than $100,000 for the Austin hospital by selling T-shirts in River's honor. Granger is about to go back on tour, despite heightening concerns over the coronavirus, and is scheduled to do a 90 minute set on July 4th in Round Rock, Texas. Michelle Pfeiffer checks in on the progress of moving into... Kim Kardashian shares heartwarming snap of 'morning... Dua Lipa and Anwar Hadid look every inch the happy couple as... Paris Jackson fills up her gas tank wearing a Baja jacket... 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', 'There isn't splashing or gurgling or kicking.' The AAP offers steps to prevent future tragedies. Texas is one of the states currently seeing an alarming rise in the number of COVID-19 cases. River's organs were donated. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. I’m not going to play around in my mind that there’s this fictitious timeline of River graduating from college, or high school or playing football because I believe that he was put on this earth for that exact amount of time," Smith said. In the year since the Smith's lost River, Granger has gone through a rebirth of sorts, explaining that he's 'truly shed layers' and the person he was then died along with his son. 'It's not a bad thing that that "me" died. It’s been a couple of months since the country music community learned of the heartbreaking news that the youngest son of Granger Smith and wife Amber had died in a drowning accident at the family’s home. Bode Miller's wife says her 'heart breaks' for Granger Smith after the country star's son, three, drowns in their Texas swimming pool, a year after her daughter died in a similar fashion. There wasn't even a splash going in.' Country singer and songwriter Granger Smith’s 3-year-old son has died following a tragic accident. "I don’t believe that God takes anyone too soon. I hope we can. Granger Smith Shares Heartbreaking Details From His 3-Year-Old Son's Devastating Accident Country singer Granger Smith and his wife, Amber Bartlett, lost their son River, in June 2019. Granger Smith opens up about drowning death of son, shared details about his 3-year-old son's drowning. This week fellow country music star Chase Rice was harangued on social media for performing in front of a crowd of 4,000 people many of whom weren't wearing masks and none of whom appeared to be social distancing. Looking back: Country star Granger Smith, 40, and his wife Amber, 30 reflected on the death of their three-year-old son a year after his tragic drowning in a new interview with People Magazine on Wednesday (L-R Granger, daughter London, Amber, son River and son Lincoln). ', 'It's not like the movies,' Granger told People. 'To comprehend that you could lose someone to drowning 20 feet from you doesn't make any sense unless you know how that process works and that it's so silent. "We're going to live our best lives," he said, adding that he would be on tour next week, accompanied by his family, but not participating in meet-and-greets. Granger Smith’s young son River drowned at his family’s home, RadarOnline.com has learned. Granger Smith has announced he will be going back on tour just weeks after his 3-year-old son River’s tragic drowning death.. How the Mail on Sunday fell head over heels for Meghan the megastar... and exposed the REAL bigots... 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The Texas sun was shining, the boys were playing with water guns, and Granger was struck by the beauty of their family life. The video concluded with a photo and video montage of River that opened with a recording of him giggling while riding in circles on a green toy tractor and closed with him pointing to a picture of his late grandfather, noting “heaven.”. "Don’t feel sorry for us because we feel very blessed we had an incredible little boy for three years, and we feel good about that and we feel really good about our other kids and their state of mind right now," Smith said. ', 'I feel wiser. "We are going to search for every bit of good that we can find in this situation — the worst situation we’ve ever been through — hopefully ever," Smith said. "We are going to constantly search for the meaning behind all of this, not the reasons, I think the reason is very different from the meaning. The child, River, was known to Smith's fans. Country music star Granger Smith is opening up about his son's final moments. Country singer Granger Smith shared details about his 3-year-old son's drowning earlier this month, saying that he is committed to "search for every bit of good" that could come from the tragedy. There isn't splashing or gurgling or kicking. They later confirmed he died of a drowning accident at their home. The drowning of 3-year-old River Kelly Smith, the son of country singer Granger Smith, has been officially ruled accidental, and the police investigation is now closed.. '", "Somewhere between 30 seconds and 3 minutes later, Amber and I are inside our pool gate doing CPR on our son.". 'There wasn't even a splash going in.'. Granger Smith's 3-year-old son River drowned earlier this month in the family's swimming pool. NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -- Country recording artist Granger Smith announced online that his son had passed away due to a tragic accident. No, this is pure dishonesty.