Police continue search for man believed to have drowned in Huron River
A Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office boat combs the water Monday morning near the trestle where a man is believed to have jumped to his death Sunday.
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
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Police confirmed Monday morning they are continuing to search for a 21-year-old Pittsfield Township man who is believed to have drowned after jumping off a railroad trestle into the Huron River with several friends early Sunday.
Derrick Jackson of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office said no more details about the incident were immediately available. The name of the man will likely be released sometime Monday afternoon, he said.
The man and five of his friends jumped off the railroad trestle into the Huron River east of Superior Road just before 4:52 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. When his friends emerged from the water, they realized he was missing. One of the man's friends, a trained lifeguard, attempted a rescue, but was unsuccessful.
The friends called 911 and members of the sheriff's dive team were called out to the river Sunday morning to begin searching. By midday, police said they believed the man had drowned.
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John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
nvragain
Mon, Jul 1, 2013 : 3 p.m.
Prayers to this young man's friends and family. As a child, likely around the age of 13, I often rode my bike with friends to the railroad trestle located right off HRD by Bandermer Park and also Argo Dam. Even as children we understood the dangers that we were putting ourselves into by jumping off these trestles illegally into the murky waters. To reduce the chance of injury or death, we would always swim the area where we were to enter, diving down to check for branches, poles, or whatever else could be underneath that we could not see from above. Never head first and never without shoes to ensure we did not cut our feet on jagged rocks or glass upon entry. And never did we jump into the water after dark. I am saddened to hear that someone (presumably) died doing something I had fun doing hundreds of times as a child. Unfortunately under the cover of darkness and in the early morning hours, when something goes wrong on or in the water, the amount of assistance needed can be very limited and almost useless if one goes under.
UncleMao
Mon, Jul 1, 2013 : 2:57 p.m.
I jumped off a bridge into the Huron once -- I must have been about 19 years old. A girl I was with talked me into it. I didn't want to do it. It was late at night, and had no idea how deep the river was or what was in the water below. But at the time, I'd have done just about anything for this young lady. Obviously very sad to read this story. The kids were just having summertime fun. Thoughts & prayers.