Aamina Bradley, a 14-year-old, saved her drowning 9-year-old cousin at Maheras Gentry Park on June 27, 2026. The family met at the east-side Detroit park to celebrate Aamina’s brother’s graduation when the victim’s 10-year-old cousin slipped into a fast-moving current near the park’s edge. Witnesses noted that Aamina entered the water immediately without regard for her own safety.
According to bystanders, the teenager successfully pushed her cousin towards the people near the shore, who pulled the child to safety. But Aamina was allegedly overwhelmed quickly by the undertow, and she never resurfaced.
Glenn Bradley, the victim’s father, reflected on his teenage daughter’s final moments before submerging…