ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020

View of Detroit from the Windsor sky camera on Aug. 22, 2020 at 6:21 p.m. (WDIV)

Detroit fire sergeant dies rescuing girls from drowning near Belle Isle

DETROIT – The body of a 49-year-old fire sergeant was recovered from the Detroit River Saturday afternoon.

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At about 9 p.m. Friday, Sgt. Sivad Johnson went missing trying to save a group of girls in the Detroit River near Belle Isle. The little girls were saved, but Sgt. Johnson never returned.

Read: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 96,024; Death toll now at 6,389

Metro Detroit weather: Warm Saturday evening follows sunny afternoon

Saturday evening will have fair skies. It remains very warm with temperatures in the 80s.

Read the full forecast here.

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