Country music star Granger Smith, who tragically lost his three-year-old son River Kelly due to accidental drowning earlier this month, is opening up to his fans about his loss. Just two weeks ago the singer made the emotional announcement on his Instagram page that he and wife Amber had lost their son, writing, "I have to deliver unthinkable news. We’ve lost our youngest son, River Kelly Smith. Following a tragic accident, and despite doctor’s best efforts, he was unable to be revived." Now he's opening up and speaking out about the final special moment he shared with his son before his death.

Understandably Smith had taken some time away from social media but he recently returned, posting a picture of his son on Instagram explaining that he realizes that being a public figure comes with a sort of public responsibility and that he wanted to share how his family is doing after River's death. "I believe I’m obligated on certain levels to include you guys in my current journey, as I’ve been involved either personally or musically in yours," he wrote. "In my house, we have united stronger and closer than we’ve ever been. We’ve cried. We’ve smiled. I’ve held my family tight. I’ve found strength from God and used that in the face of adversity so that my wife and children can rely on me," he added.

Granger wrote about his loss and noted that he and wife Amber filmed a video for YouTube to update their fans and followers about how they've been doing in the weeks since River's death as well as explain how River's accident occurred. The country singer noted that it was important for him and Amber to "not stay dark forever" noting the couple spoke at River's service in an effort let their friends and family know how they're doing. They stated they've received support from the country music industry as well as other celebrity parents who have also experienced a similar loss.

The grieving father spoke about the day of River's death, sharing how a seemingly normal day with his children playing ended in tragedy. "It was actually a night just like this and I was outside playing with London," Granger recalled. "We were doing gymnastics in the yard and the boys were playing a water gun fight. I remember thinking, I was looking at London, as she was doing gymnastics and I thought, 'Soak up this moment because it's not going to last forever'" he said. "Somewhere between 30 seconds and three minutes Amber and I are inside our pool gate doing CPR on our son," he said.

Sadly neither first responders nor the staff at Dell Children's Medical Center was able to save River and the toddler died two days later. The Smiths stated that the death of their son has made them change how they perceive life. "I think the platform that we immediately stand for is love those close to you, soak up those moments, live for today, live in the present because we're not guaranteed tomorrow. What happened to us that night defied all possibilities. We believe that God gave us River for three years and that was his mission. I don't believe that God takes anyone too soon."

"I'm not going to play around in my mind that there's this fictitious timeline of River graduating from college or high school or playing football because I believe that he was put on this Earth for that exact amount of time," Smith said, confirming that his faith allows him to believe that he had his son for as long as he was supposed to.

He added that the accident has brought his family closer together, saying “We are stronger than ever. We’ve gotten so close,” Granger said. “We are going to constantly search for the meaning [behind the accident], not the reason, not going to get caught up in the reason because we will never know, but we will find the good.”

The country singer added that he is grateful for the outpouring of support but wants people to remember that his family was blessed to have River. “Don’t feel sorry for us. We feel very blessed. We had an incredible boy for three years and we feel good about that. We feel really good about our other kids and their states of mind right now. We are going to live our best lives."

Smith also confirmed that he and his family will resume his When the Good Guys Win tour starting next week, but there will be no meet and greets in the near future.

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