Grand Rapids Mi – On Saturday July, 20, 2024 The Grand Rapids Fire Department and GRPD responded to a call of a missing child in the Grand River in the northern section of Riverside Park on Monroe near 3 mile NE.
Firefighters and police officers “immediately” went into the water to seek the 9-year-old. A release from the city said.
After several minutes, officials say the child was found and brought to shore. CPR was administered and the 9-year-old was taken to the hospital, where they later died.
There are no photos of the family or the child. Nor will I post photos of the CPR being administered. I am documenting the hard working members of GRFD that put their lives at risk everyday. Having to get up and do it again. This is the second drowning death I have witnessed
in the past few years at this park.
Please keep the boy, his family and the rescuers in your prayers and thoughts
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