20-year-old drowning victim’s mother receives award in his honor | Local [Video]

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – The mother of a 20-year-old who drowned while trying to save his coworkers on a northern Oakland County lake received posthumous honors for his actions.

Marsalis Carter worked with a moving crew and they decided to swim off a client’s pontoon boat in Taylor Lake in Rose Township near Holly to cool off on the morning of July 20.

One of Carter’s coworkers jumped in with a pool noodle and started struggling to stay above water, so Carter jumped in and pulled him back to the boat. A second coworker jumped in and also started struggling, so Carter jumped in again to save him.

Carter successfully brought the coworker to the boat and the coworker got on board without suffering any injuries. However, Carter disappeared underwater and never resurfaced.

Witnesses believe Carter became exhausted …