Jesse Babiuch.Photo: Jesse Babiuch/Facebook
Crews in Ohio have located the body of a young man after his canoe capsized over the weekend.
Brandi said Jesse’s friends made it back to shore, but soon realized that the father of two had not.
Divers located a body at the bottom of the river on Wednesday, according to theToledo Fire and Rescue Department.
Brandi described her late cousin as “a wild, loving soul” who “loved his family very dearly” on the GoFundMe page. He leaves behind two daughters, 6 months and 2, according to WTOL.
Jesse was “the light to everyone’s life, and had a smile that would make anyone smile,” Brandi wrote on GoFundMe. “He always put everyone before himself!”
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Jesse’s family last had contact with the young man around 3 p.m. on Sunday, about a half hour before he disappeared, according to WTOL.
Toledo Fire and Rescue said the boat capsized near the DiSalle Bridge.
“But they said when they got to shore, they couldn’t find him and he wasn’t there,” she told the outlet. “He just disappeared.”
On Wednesday, two TFRD watercraft used sonar technology to lock down on “a credible target” in the water, which was about 15-feet deep, according to Toledo Fire and Rescue. The body was found a short time later.
“Jesse didn’t deserve this,” Morris said before his body was found. “He would have taken the shirt off his back for anybody. He would have jumped in that water to save anybody.”
Babiuch’s sister, Emily White, previously told WTOL that her brother was good at swimming. She also said he enjoyed boating and fishing, which Brandi confirmed on GoFundMe.
“Where do I even start on the love he had for fishing!” Brandi wrote. “Rain snow sleet or shine Jesse would go down to the river to fish!”
An investigation into Sunday’s boating incident is ongoing, according to Toledo Fire and Rescue.
source: people.com
