Wichita, Kan., Jul 11, 2016 / 11:48 am
The Diocese of Wichita is offering prayers for a seminarian who is missing after rescuing a woman in the Arkansas River on Saturday.
Brian Bergkamp, age 24, had finished his second year at seminary. He was scheduled to be ordained a priest in 2018.
The seminarian was kayaking with four friends July 9 on the Arkansas River. They hit rough water, and one of the women in the group fell out of her kayak.
Bergkamp plunged in after the woman and was able to help her reach safety, but he was then pulled under by the strong current, according to officials.