NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. —

A 17-year-old boy from Fort Myers, Florida, who bravely saved a family from a mobile home fire, has died, according to his church, after the fire broke out Tuesday morning.

Rebekah Chamberlain, a neighbor, said, "He gave his life to help others, to save others. He will forever, ever be my family's hero."

Chamberlain explained that if it wasn't for Nikola Knight, her family and many neighbors wouldn't be here.

"If he had not gone back and banged on his mother's bedroom window to get her out, not knowing that she wasn't there, my husband had not, would not have woken up. Our house would have been next," she said.

Neighbors reported that Knight was on fire before trying to roll on the grass to save himself.

Despite his efforts, he did not survive.

Christine Gra

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