Community devastated after third teen dies following crash in Lake Placid Jordan Bowen reports LAKE PLACID, Fla. - A tragedy is rocking the small community of Lake Placid after three close friends were killed in a crash early Saturday morning. Among the victims were an avid fisherman, a young bull rider, and a 17-year-old aspiring veterinarian. Austin Edwards, 21, had a love for hunting and fishing, but it hardly compares to the love he had for his mom. "He was a momma's boy. There was never a time he didn't tell me he loved me. There was never a text that he didn't tell me he loved me," said Austin's mom, Samantha Rhymes.