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sl8

(16,245 posts) Sun Aug 23, 2020, 07:15 AM Aug 2020

Detroit firefighter veteran found dead after diving into river to save 3 young girls

From https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/detroit-firefighter-veteran-found-dead-after-diving-river-save-3-n1237774

Detroit firefighter veteran found dead after diving into river to save 3 young girls

Rescue crews began searching for Sgt. Sivad Johnson of the Detroit Fire Department on Friday night after his 10-year-old daughter reported her father missing.

Aug. 22, 2020, 3:38 PM EDT
By Nicole Acevedo

A veteran firefighter in Detroit was found dead on Saturday after he dived into a river to save three young girls from drowning, authorities said.

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Detroit firefighter veteran found dead after diving into river to save 3 young girls (Original Post) sl8 Aug 2020 OP

Hero Botany Aug 2020 #1

And he was off duty. TRULY a hero CurtEastPoint Aug 2020 #2

That is a true hero. c-rational Aug 2020 #3

OMG! llmart Aug 2020 #4

Botany

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1. Hero

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Sun Aug 23, 2020, 07:21 AM

Aug 2020

"The girls were rescued and safely taken home, but Johnson’s daughter never saw her father return from the river. It is believed that Johnson may have been dragged underwater by a rip current, according to NBC affiliate WDIV in Detroit."