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19-year-old drowns after slipping into Detroit River, police say

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DETROIT – A 19-year-old has died after slipping into the Detroit River overnight.

Just after midnight on Saturday, March 15, 2025, police said a group of teens were on Atwater Street along Detroit River where the Detroit Princess Riverboat is docked.

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According to police, a 19-year-old hopped over the railing and slipped into the Detroit River.

Detroit Harbor Master and the dive team responded to the scene. Police said the 19-year-old’s body was recovered Saturday morning just east of the Detroit Princess Riverboat where he slipped into the river.


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Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who’s been writing Michigan news since 2022. Before joining the ClickOnDetroit team, she wrote stories for WILX in Lansing and WEYI in Flint.

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