University of Alabama Swimmer John Servati Died a Hero in Tornado, Friends Say

John Servati, 21, a junior swimmer from Tupelo died Monday.

University of Alabama officials confirmed Tuesday that a member of the school's men's swimming and diving team was killed Monday night when violent storms and a tornado struck the Tuscaloosa area. John Servati, 21, a junior swimmer and dean's list 

John Servati, 21, a junior swimmer from Tupelo died Monday.

University officials say 21-year-old John Servati was a junior and on the swimming team for the school. He was taking refuge with a friend in the basement of a home in the 1400 block of 22nd Avenue when a retention wall 

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Hannah Wilson talked by phone Monday with her “best friend” — John Servati. The focus of the conversation was their tornado-damaged hometown of Tupelo, Miss. “I talked with him yesterday,