Blind echo-location boy, Ben Underwood, has passed away...

Aquanetta Gordon knew that her remarkable son's life on Earth soon would be over.

"You can let go," she told him. "You can go home. When you get to heaven, tell Jesus to save that spot right next to you. That's for your mother."

Hours later, Ben Underwood, the blind Elk Grove teenager who dazzled people all over the world with his ability to "see" with sound, died at home with his family surrounding him. More...

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