Dad of Boy, 10, Who Was Swept into Storm Drain Says He is Dead [Video]

The 10-year-old boy who was swept away in a storm drain in Tennessee on May 8 has died, according to his father.

Jimmy Sullivan confirmed the death of his son Asher in an emotional post on Facebook on Saturday, May 18.

He said his son had suffered an anoxic brain injury (ABI) “due to lack of oxygen to his brain” following the incident, which he said also caused severe brain damage that progressively worsened over the last 36 hours.

“Asher officially passed away this afternoon around 1:20 pm,” Sullivan, the Director of Schools at Rutherford County, wrote.

Then detailing the events of the last 36 hours, Sullivan said, “Asher had one brain stem reflex remaining the last few days that kept him from officially being declared brain dead/deceased.”

“The doctors had told us that they didn’t expect that reflex to go away, but that further improvement beyond maybe a finger moving was not possible. That left [my wife] Kaycee and I with …