Detroit River Swimmer Rescued By Coast Guard Has Died

Man Rescued From River By Coast Guard Doesn't Survive
FILE - In a June 24, 2011 file photo, the Ambassador Bridge, spanning the Detroit River and linking the U.S. and Canada, is seen from Detroit. Officials have reached an agreement to build a new Canadian-financed bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a massive construction project that could create thousands of jobs and increase international trade, the Michigan governors office announced Friday, June 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
FILE - In a June 24, 2011 file photo, the Ambassador Bridge, spanning the Detroit River and linking the U.S. and Canada, is seen from Detroit. Officials have reached an agreement to build a new Canadian-financed bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a massive construction project that could create thousands of jobs and increase international trade, the Michigan governors office announced Friday, June 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

(DETROIT) -- A man rescued by the Coast Guard after he was spotted apparently swimming in the 37 degree Detroit River on Monday has died, The Detroit Free Press reports.

Officials are not releasing the victim’s identity.

The man was spotted in the frigid Detroit River at 4:10 p.m. Onlookers called the Coast Guard, who arrived on scene and rescued him 20 minutes later. He received CPR while en route to the hospital.

He died on Tuesday, according to a spokesman from the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office.

It is still not clear why he was in the near-freezing water.

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