Bystander dives into Great Miami River to save teen

A teen is alive after a bystander jumped into the Great Miami River to save him after he fell in Sunday night.

A Dayton Fire Department water rescue team and Metro Parks rangers were called to the area under the Main Street bridge around 7:15 p.m. Sunday on reports of two people in the river.

When they arrived, they found an adult man supporting a 13-year-old boy. The man was holding onto a concrete support with one arm while keeping the boy’s head above water…

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