Woman Dies While Saving Her Cousin From Detroit River

Family Remembers Woman Who Died Saving Cousin From Detroit River

A Detroit woman tragically passed away early Friday morning as she tried to save her cousin’s life at Alfred Brush Ford Park.

Diamond Shelton,22, was out in the park with her two female cousins when one of the women fell into the water.

Shelton jumped in  to save her cousin from the Detroit River and her other cousin contacted 911 before jumping in to assist with the rescue. Police reported that they received a call around 3:45 a.m. about the incident. According to their report, officers and fire crews pulled out all three women out of the water but Shelton didn’t survive.

Commander Keeth Williams confirmed in a statement that Shelton and her other cousin jumped into the water to save their cousin: “The person went to stand up and slipped into the water. And then, someone jumped into the water to attempt to save her. Somebody else also jumped into the water.

Shelton’s aunt, Denise Williams, said the young woman recently had a baby and she was known as a loving person.

“It’s just a tragedy what happened, and she tried to save her cousin’s life and that was a good deed. Diamond’s a sweet kid. She just had a baby a year ago. She had a little girl. She’s a sweet kid.”

Police said it is currently undetermined whether alcohol was involved in the incident as the investigation is ongoing.