CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A man is dead after Cleveland firefighters pulled him from water at the East 9th Street Pier early Saturday morning.
The victim has been identified as Mwamba Tyler Robertson, 22, of Frisco.
The Cleveland Fire Department responded to the pier around 2:43 a.m. for a car about 100 feet offshore, submerged with the rear tail lights shining.
Cleveland Fire deployed two divers from the pier, who swam to the car.
Divers cut open the vehicle and pulled Robertson from the car.
Cleveland Fire’s Marine 21 began CPR and assisted with getting him to dry land.
Cleveland EMS pronounced him dead at the scene, Cleveland Fire said.
Cleveland Fire performed a second dive to check for additional victims and reported that the car was clear.
On Saturday afternoon, crews pulled the car from the water.
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