Police: Man, 40, Dead After Jumping In Water Near JFK Marina In Yonkers
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) -- A man is dead after a desperate search at the JFK Marina in Yonkers on Sunday night.
Police officials told 1010 WINS that they had been looking for a man who went missing after jumping in the water to help a child who fell into the Hudson River just off of JFK Memorial Drive.
As CBS 2's Matt Kozar reported, several people jumped in the water to help the 6-year-old, but the 40-year-old man went missing.
The boy was safely pulled from the water shortly before 7 p.m., Detective Patrick McCormick said.
NYPD divers assisted Yonkers police in pulling the man from the water and attempting to revive him. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The drowning occurred during a large community cookout. An eye-witness described a frightening scene.
"We turned around, we seen another guy go down. I was screaming, telling them, please get the guy who's drowning, but nobody could get to him," the woman said.
As CBS 2's Kozar reported, police are not sure how the boy ended up in the water.
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