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Sergeant Savad Johnson's Story
Sergeant Savad Johnson was visiting Bell Isle, an island park in the Detroit River with his 10-year-old daughter Hayden. He handed his phone and keys to his daughter and dove into the river with another bystander. The girls were brought safely to shore, but in the commotion, Johnson's daughter could not find her father. It wasn't until the next day that they found Sergeant Johnson. They believed that during the rescue, he was dragged underwater by a rip current and drowned.
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