Pittsburgh man, 28, dies after being pulled from Monongahela River
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A man rescued from the Monongahela River in critical condition Saturday afternoon has died, according to the Office of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.
Thomas Jahanian, 28, of Pittsburgh, died after being taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital. He is the son of Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian.
Police were alerted by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission around 1:45 p.m. Saturday to a report of a man seen going under the water in the area of the 10th Street Bridge near the city’s South Side neighborhood.
Pittsburgh River Rescue crews responded and pulled Jahanian from the water within minutes and brought him to the 18th Street wharf, police said.
“The Jahanian family expresses immense gratitude toward the bystander who saw him in need of assistance while swimming and immediately called 911, in addition to the rescue teams on the scene and the medical professionals at the hospital,” said Shilpa Bakre, CMU’s interim managing director for communications.
Bakre said the family has asked for privacy “as they mourn the unexpected and tragic loss of their son.”
Pittsburgh Police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said Jahanian was on the bank of the river, and not in a boat.