sherman walden died while trying to save someone who had fallen overboard. abc 2 news' sharree johnson is here with more. sharee, how is the community getting ready to remember this man? >>reporter: charley, several hundred people are expected to turn out tonight for a vigil for sherman walden. he spent his life on the water and died trying to help others. a friend jumped off a boat and started to struggle. 57-year-old sherman walden wasted no time going in the water to try to save them. his body was recovered two days after he went under the water. an autopsy will determine his cause of death. his family says this is not the first time he was a hero. years ago his son remembers his dad pulling a person out of the ocean and performing cpr. in 1997, he and a friend ran into a burning home in harford county and it was just the kind of person he was, he never backed down from danger, but this time it came at a cost as he tried to help a swimmer in distress. >> trish had my dad's shirt and it was in her arms. she said just float, dusty, there's a boat coming. tr

sherman walden spent his life on the water and died trying to help someone else. a friend jumped off the boat and started to struggle. 57-year-old sherman walden wasted no time going in the water to try to save them. his body was recovered two days later after he went under the water. an autopsy will determine what was the cause of his death. his family says this is not the first time he was a hero. years ago his son remembers his dad pull a person out of the ocean and performing cpr. in 1997, he and a friend ran into a burning home in harford county. it was just the kind of person -- that's just the kind of person he was. he never backed down from danger, but it came at a cost, this time as he tried to help a swimmer in distress. >> if it was his way to go, it would be saving somebody or at least on the water. we want to celebrate his life and let him know that we remember him for the good things that he did. >>reporter: now, the vigil to honor sherman walden will be held tonight at 7:30 on wilson point road in middle river, not far from where his body was found.

searchers are looking for sherman walden. walden grew up on the water and wa always out fishing on the bai. yesterday was no exception. the natural resource police said the two women went into the wart for a swim. they started drifting away and got into trouble. walden went in to safe them -- save them. walden disappeared. >> he's the type of person, no matter hell or high water would be there. at left he saved the two girls. >> reporter: the family has been shaken by the news. the extended family has spent the day watching and waiting for news from the authorities. >> you see it all over the news. you never think you're the one to get the phone call. >> reporter: at this time the search for walden is still going on in the creek. >> we had a fire in harford county, killed a dozen cats on monday night but authorities are still trying to determine why dozens of animals were found in refrigerators on the property. they encountered a viral pet cemetery along with fox, raccoons as well as domesticated animals. neighbors said they h

sherman walden died while trying to save another person. sharee johnson is here with more on the story and more on the community working to remember him. >>reporter: that's right. they have big plans for tonight, charley, big plans. several hundred people are expected to turn out for a vigil tonight. sherman walden spent his life on the water and died trying to help someone else. a friend jumped off a boat and started to struggle. 57-year-old sherman walden wasted no time going into the water to try to save them. his body was recovered two days after he went under. an autopsy will determine his cause of death. now, his family says this is not the first time he was a hero. years ago his son remembers his dad pulling a person out of the ocean and performing cpr. in 1997, he and a friend ran into a burning home in harford county. it was just the kind of person he was. he never backed down from danger, but it came at a cost, this time as he tried to help a swimmer in distress. >> if it was his way to go, it would be saving somebody or at least

the man's son says sherman walden from essex went out on the boat with two friends.around 4 two people jumped in and walden went in to help and they separated from the boat. >> he is an accomplished fisherman and swarm and i don't see why he would drown. >> crews will be out at 7:30 and that includes a dive team a spokesman for the natural resource department says police are actively searching however all leads point to sherman walden drowned. >>> 911 tapes have been released from water rescue involving don dwyer. a person identified as allen jumped aboard a good samaritan's boat and raced to the spot where two boats crashed. the man describes what he saw. listen. >> there was one boat flying and seemed like the crowd on the other was. [audio not understandable] and i am 100 feet away from the boat that was throwing people and the front is going up. >> okay take on water? [audio not understandable] >> the man has his face all bloody. >> dwyer admitted to drinking while operating his boat. so far, no charges have is been filed. >>> 7 minutes after 6 right now. new thi

. >> reporter: the police and county search teams were still searching for signs of sherman walden. walden and two companions went out about four. the two women started drifting away from the boat and were in trouble. walden went in to save them. another boater managed to pull them out but walden was missed. search crews searched for hours. family members said walden was an expert swimmer and -- expert boater and strong swimmer. >> they counted their blessings yesterday. >> reporter: garcia said walden was a stickler for safety, carried a half dozen life jackets and was always careful. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> now to an update to a story that was covered last month. we showed you a jetty considered dangerous boy local boaters because you can't see it at night. following david wit low's death, his friends made it their -- >> reporter: the south jetty is a huge concrete wall. it's easy to see in the day. in the dark of night this fades into the water. some believe it needs light. an investigation turned up several accidents at the jetty, including one that killed david whitt

natural resource police continue to search for a fisherman who disappeared in a creek. 52-year-old sherman walden jumped into the creek trying to help two women. he disappeared. searchers have covered a 26-square mile area. >>> the suspect in the perry hall high school shooting did not appear in court. 15-year-old robert gladden, jr.'s bail was postponed. gladden faces attempted murder charges. police say he fired a shotgun randomly in the cafeteria shooting a classmate. >>> george huguely is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow for murdering his girlfriend yeardley love. huguely was convicted of second-degree murder charges. a jury recommended 26 years in prison. >>> this is what some people are seeing out of louisiana today -- rains, flooded parking lots, winds tore apart onings, knocked down trees. we just had a live report from new orleans where officials were talking about a curfew as they try to wait out tropical storm isaac. more on the storm, a very slow moving storm. >> that's the problem a slow mover, crawling along, dumping more rain. we think we can see showers from the remnants of isaa

sherman walden was on a boat with friends when two women were struggling in the water. help went in to trito rescue him but another boater good to -- got to him first but walden went missing. he never resurfaced. the family said he was an excellence swirl. >>> well, the state announced the first death this year from the west nile virus. it is one of the 13 cases of the virus that we've had so far this year. jamie costello has more on what some are calling the west nile explosion. >> reporter: the state health officials are saying someone died between july 1st and today. they won't even tell us if it's a man or woman or age. we have had 13 this year come parred to mean in last year. they will start spraying for mosquitoes income thursday. mosquitoes can carry a number of diseases and it's transmitted through a boit. so the best way to protect yourself is to eliminate breeding sites and wear insct a pel lant. our early spring and hot summers are to blame. your whole body aches and most people do get better in a few days, sometimes the west nile virus is deadly. jamie cost

sherman walden ltion left behind a way to live. >> if it was his way to go, it would be saving somebody or at least on the water. >>reporter: years ago john walden remembers his dad pulling a person out of the ocean and performing cpr. in 1997, he and a friend ran into a burning home in harford county. >> they ran into the house not even thinking and there was an older woman laying down on the floor, they pulled her up, brought her outside, gave her cpr and the paramedics said if you hadn't have been there, she would have suffocated. >>reporter: a friend jumped off their boat and started the struggle. >> trish had my dad's shirt and it was in her arms. she said just float, dusty, there's a poat coming. trish let go my dad for a matter of moments to get donny on the boat, and he had already gone in the water. >>reporter: walden's body was recovered two days after he went under. an autopsy will determine what caused his death. his son suspects a heart attack. after all, he grew up on the water and was a good swimmer. walden died just three weeks after his wife passed away from a stroke. t

we will tell you how the community will remember sherman walden. >>> the judge knocks some time off georgehley's sentence. we will tell you how much from charlottesville, coming up. >>> now you can get all the best deals. abc 2 starts now. >>> he died by helping save another life. the body of a missing boater was recovered. >> his son remembers him running into a house on fire, performing cpr to a victim on the beach. cheryl connor joins us with more on how walden will be remembered. >> reporter: a few hundred people are expected to attend a vigil. he spent his life helping people. turn out, that is also how he died. he played the harmonica and passed on hissal don't his son and grand children. the 57-year-old left behind a way to live. >> if - going to be his way to go it would be saving somebody or at least on the water. >> years ago, john remembers his dad pulling a person out of the ocean and performing cpr. in 1997 he anoa friend ran into a burning home. >> they ran into the house not thinking. there was an older woman lake down on the floor. they brought herod, gave her cpr. if he ha

the man's son says sherman walden went out on his boat with two friend around 11 yesterday morning and around 4:00 two people jumped in and walden went in to help and they were separated from the boat. >> he is an accomplished fishermen and swimmer and don't see why he would drown. >> crews will be back on the water this morning. >>> we have a 911 tapes from a water rescue last week on the magothy river involving a boat crash where delegate don dwyerate mid -- admitted to drinking while operating the boat. ath caller jumped aboard a good samaritan's boat and raced to the scene. caller described what he saw. >> there's one boat flying seemed like. [audio not understandable] >> okay. >> i am 100 feet from boat and the front is going up. >> taking on water. [audio not understandable] >> this man has his face bloody. >> several children were on the boat and injured. so far no charges have been filed in this crash. >>> the mayor of canton and today friends and family are remember him a memorial mass is is held at 10:30 at the cathedral of mary our queen and he is going to be honored at the

. >>> still no sign of sherman walden tonight, the 52-year-old boater. friends called him dusty.and a few ores were on a boat around 4:00 when two women started having trouble in the water. police say walden went into the water to try and save them. another boater managed to pull the women out of the water and walden went missing, never resurfaced. family members say he was excellent swimmer and they can't understand what happened. now they say they are just waiting for the call. >>> friends under one roof. it was under the roof of a cathedral. knowing how to embrace our past and cherish our future. he died in a bike accident in ocean city last weekend. mr. bo sheds a tear. if you met this man once he was your friend for life. where would you see pal bearers and where does but baltimore does a beer truck lead a funeral procession. after we went to canton. tonight we toast for the man who made us feel good about our city. this is a night he would have loved. everybody having a good time. those of you with short memories, he made you stop on a friday and saturday tight. one bar aft

sherman walden went missing while boating in middle river. his body was found yesterday.to honor waen will be held tonight at 7:30 on wilson point road in middle river, not far from where his body was discovered. there are plans to hold that memorial service now for both him and his wife. she died three weeks ago from a stroke. >>> time now for a check of the forecast with lynette. >> good morning. let's talk about what's going on right now, charley, because we're absolutely gorgeous in baltimore, the inner harbor, it's going to be a fabulous day to get out there and walk along the pier there. so it's going to be hot as well. let's take a look at the temperature in baltimore, coming in at 72 degrees now, the dewpoint at 68. we did have some patchy fog, dense in some areas this morning and that's going to be the scenario as we go through the rest of the morning hours, and then we'll see plenty of sunshine, getting hotter at 3:00, coming in at 94. let's get a check now of the abc 2 news time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: "good morning america," l

the coast guard suspended its search last night for sherman walden. on a boat tuesday in frog mortar creek. he jumped into the water to help two women who appeared to be in trouble. the women were rescued but walden never resurfaced. he was an excellent swimmer and they can't understand what happened. >>> time new for a check of the -- now for a check of the forecast with lynette. >> charlie we are dealing with plenty of sunshine out here in bethesda. and that will be the name of the game as we go through the rest of today. make sure you get out there and enjoy it. plenty of blue skies. 66 degrees right now. with that dew point at 61 so we will be nice and comfortable this morning. the hour by hour forecast, well, it's 70 degrees this morning, by lunchtime 83 8:00 8 degrees with plenty of sunshine into the afternoon and the seven someday forecast brings a -- day forecast brings a few clouds and showers into sunday. a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>> good morning lynette. we have several accidents trouble on 7