Father tried to save 14-year-old son in Virginia lake before they both drowned

A family's Memorial Day weekend spent at a Virginia lake quickly turned tragic after a father and his teenage son both drowned. 

According to the Luisa County Sheriff's Office, a 14-year-old boy was struggling in Virginia's Lake Anna on Saturday when witnesses called emergency responders for help. While responders were on their way to the scene, the boy's 42-year-old father jumped in to try and save his son, police said. 

"It was reported that witnesses observed the father struggling, just before losing sight of him as well," the sheriff's office said in a press release. "Several people went into the water in an attempt to locate them but were unsuccessful."