A 24-year-old man has died after jumping into the Clinton River to rescue a child on Sunday.
The Macomb County Sheriff's Office says a 3-year-old boy fell into the water early Sunday evening behind the YMCA on North River Road in Mt. Clemens.
According to deputies, a woman, her 3-year-old son and her friend where on the boardwalk feeding ducks when he fell into the water.
The woman's friend, identified as 24-year-old Joshua Traylor from Clinton Township, jumped in after the boy. We're told he could not swim and did not immediately resurface.
A third person at the scene also jumped into the water to help and was able to rescue the 3-year-old boy. After the boy was rescued, his mother jumped in the water to help find Traylor.
Eventually, rescue personnel were called and Traylor was pulled from the water by the dive team. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
