CMU President's Son Dies After Being Pulled From Mon River

PITTSBURGH, PA — The son of Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian died Sunday, a day after he was pulled from the Monongahela River.

Thomas Jahanian, 28, was rescued from the river near the 10th Street Bridge in the South Side around 1:45 p.m. following reports of the Fish and Boat Commission of a male seen going under the water. Pittsburgh River Rescue divers responded and brought Jahanian to the 18th Street Wharf within minutes, according to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Public Safety.

CMU issued the following statement: "The Jahanian family expresses immense gratitude toward the bystander who saw him in need of assistance while swimming and immediately called 911, in addition to the rescue teams on the scene and the medical professionals at the hospital. The family asks for privacy as they mourn the unexpected and tragic loss of their son.”

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