A Columbus man says he did everything he could to try and save his friend from drowning in a quarry. Get the story.

Rescue crews said that one person died Saturday evening after a water rescue attempt.

Devon Clark, 20, was found in a body of water near apartments off of Runaway Bay Drive at about 5:30 p.m., 10TV News reported.

Police said Clark jumped into a quarry, but never came back up.

"One of them slipped, hit their head and fell in the water, and I guess two of them dove in and tried to get him out," Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Doug Belcher said.

Belcher said even though it was a hot day, the water temperature was around 50 or 60 degrees, and hypothermia could set in.

"I had him in my arms and he was just panicking and I'm trying to hold him up so he can catch his breath," Clark's friend BJ Brown said. "I've never been underwater for that long just holding him up."

Two police officers also went into the water, wearing their uniforms, but could not save Clark.

"I saw him come out of the water. He was gray," Brown said. "They pulled the sheet over him."

Clark was taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Several quarries are filled with water near Runaway Bay Drive, which is between McKinley Avenue and Dublin Road.

Two years ago, Hilliard football standout Rico Butler drowned in the same quarry.

The Delaware County Sheriff recently issued a warning about the dangers of jumping. He charged three teenagers after they jumped into the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir.