A man used Twitter to track down the stranger who saved him from drowning at North Avenue Beach on Memorial Day when he was overwhelmed by the frigid waters of Lake Michigan.

Until Thursday morning, D'Marié O'Connor only knew his rescuer's first name and had a photo they snapped together before parting ways. He decided to share the photo on Twitter in an attempt to track down the beachgoer who saved him for a more thorough thank you.

“I didn’t plan on looking for him,” D'Marié O'Connor tweeted Thursday. “Until I sobered up and realized I might have not been here without him.”

The 24-year-old was enjoying the warm weather Monday with his friends at the lake after working a shift as a certified nurse’s assistant. He was drinking with his buddies, like so many other Chicagoans during the long weekend. He heard his favorite song “Boo’d Up” by Ella Mai and got a little too excited, he said.

“I was feeling it too hard,” before he flipped off a concrete breakwater into the lake, he said.

He knows how to swim, he explained, and is even CPR certified. But he hadn’t been paying attention to where other people were getting out of the water—a ladder a ways down from where he jumped. The water was 58 degrees and O’Conner quickly realized he was in trouble.

“I started panicking,” he said.

The barrier wall he needed to scale was nearly 10 feet high from the water’s surface and he only slipped back into the lake with each attempt to get out. He could hear his friends laughing as they Snapchatted themselves by the water’s edge, oblivious to the danger he was in.

“I’m literally sinking and I can hear my friends just casually on the snap recording my death,” he said.

O’Connor mustered one last effort to scream for help before he went under again.

Enter Max.

“He leans over the edge and then grabs my hand so I can grab the edge,” O’Connor recalled. “He proceeds to shout to my friends that I’m drowning.”

The first-name-only hero pulled the breathless O’Connor from the water.

After catching his breath and regaining his composure, O’Connor asked his rescuer for a name and took a photo with him before the two parted ways.

But the next Day O’Connor decided he needed to reconnect with Max and tweeted the photo with a plea for help to find him.

“Retweet until I find Max’s twitter so I can buy him a drink,” O’Connor wrote on the social media site.

“I honestly didn't know if people would retweet it,” he told the Chicago Tribune. “I thought it was a really slim chance.”

A hashtag began circulating, #FindMax, and the tweet was shared thousands of times by Thursday morning.

A friend of Max Canfield's saw the photo and connected the two on Twitter.

Efforts to reach Canfield for comment were unsuccessful Thursday—but O’Connor says the two are planning to get brunch together soon.

The response on Twitter to O’Connor’s story seems overwhelmingly positive.

“Glad you’re ok. Max is dope for that,” one user tweeted.

“Wow...to see something positive on twitter! Amazing ...good on you guys!” another said.

O’Connor was pleased to share his story and heaped praise on Canfield for saving him.

“I feel like it’s a positive story,” he said.

Kryptonite doesn’t phase him.

Thanos can’t stop him.

The Joker would only laugh himself back into Arkham Asylum if he met his boyish charm.

Julian Roque can beat all three, but his toughest battle may be nearing its end. The six-year-old has a brain tumor known as "diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma,"or DIPG. It’s a cancerous tumor that sits among the nerves in his brain stem. It is inoperable and it is terminal. The survival rate is less than 1 percent for anything longer than eight months after diagnosis. Julian was diagnosed nearly 4 years ago at age 2.

"It’s something that’s taking the lives of so many children and we don’t feel there’s enough research, there’s no cure," Julian's father, Rudy Roque of Inglewood, said. Julian’s family – his dad, his mom, an older brother and sister – haven’t heard his voice in two months. The disease is progressing and over the Memorial Day holiday, it got much worse.

"He was having trouble breathing," Rudy said. "We rushed him to Children’s Hospital LA and doctors and nurses swarmed him. They told us we may only have a few hours to say goodbye."

That was almost a week ago. And this little superhero – who would show up to his chemo treatments and to his classroom dressed as different Marvel and DC Comics heroes – is still fighting to stay alive.

"He’s just embodied what a superhero is. He’s courageous, he’s fearless," his father said. "And he knows that he’s fighting something, he’s fighting something evil."

While the family sees their borrowed time with Julian as a blessing, it’s also lead to a pile of medical bills for parents that have had to take leaves of absences from their jobs to care for their son. And that doesn’t include an impending expense still to come – planning for Julian’s funeral.

"When he decides that he’s ready to go, we’ll honor him when he’s ready,” his dad says, holding back tears and showing what he says is the strength his son has given him. 

And when that time comes to say goodbye to little Julian, in a sense, his life will continue for a bigger purpose: Julian will donate his evil enemy tumor to research scientists.

"To hopefully someday have a cure for this particular cancer," his father said. 

Over the four years of this ongoing battle, Julian’s had the chance to meet some superheroes with visits from dozens of costumed characters. One in particular, Ricky Mena’s Spiderman as part of the non-profit "Heart of Hero" made a special impression on the young boy – bringing a smile his family hadn’t seen in weeks.

In his hospital room at CHLA, Julian is surrounded by the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Batman, The Flash; by drawings from his siblings, cousins and friends. And by his family, who watch on in the hopes of seeing him smile or even blink. The medications have disfigured the handsome boy with swelling and weight gain, but has helped to keep the swelling down in his brain.

It’s given him more time, and his family a daily blessing until the end.

"Every day that we have on this earth with our kids is a blessing,” Julian's father said.  

The family has set up a GoFundMe account where friends and strangers have become fighters with Julian, offering to help cover some of the expenses – reaching into the hundreds of thousands.

If you would like to donate to a GoFundMe account set up to help Julian, you may do so here. Note that GoFundMe deducts 7.9 percent of all funds raised in the form of platform and payment processing charges.

The Department of Consumer Protection is urging consumers to avoid paying more than they have to by being on the lookout for possible price gouging as Connecticut continues to recover from storms that swept through on May 15.

DCP spokesperson Lora Rae Anderson said the best thing consumers can do is get multiple quotes before hiring a contractor.

“I know it's a stressful time when people want to get these repairs or updates done to their home quickly. But trust us, ask for a couple quotes. You'll be happy that you did," she said.

Anderson said DCP recommends getting at least three quotes, and warned consumers to be wary of anyone who pressures you into hiring them right away.

Other red flags include asking for payment upfront and/or in cash.

DCP also recommends asking for multiple references before hiring a contractor. Anderson said it’s important those references have had work done similar to the repairs you need. You should also check the contractor’s qualifications and experience.

Anyone who is working on your home should have a Home Improvement Contractor’s license, which is issued by DCP.

For yard work, Anderson said a license is not needed for removing fallen trees and other debris. However, in order to prune or trim tree limbs or spray pesticides a person must have an arborist license. Those are issued by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Finally, whenever you hire someone to work on your property, get a signed contract. Make sure it includes their license number, the cost of the project, exactly what will be done, and the start and end dates of the work.

Consumers who have concerns about price gouging are encouraged to file complaints with DCP by emailing dcp.complaints@ct.gov with details regarding their issue.

Check a home improvement contractor’s license by clicking here.

Check an arborist license by emailing deep.pesticideprogram@ct.gov  or calling 860-424-3369.

Philips has announced it will be closing its location in Wallingford by 2020.

In a statement to NBC Connecticut, company officials said production will be transitioned to a third-party manufacturer and another Philips facility, and a few legacy product lines are being discontinued. The Hospital Respiratory Care (HRC) business R&D and marketing teams will be moved to an HRC facility in Carlsbad, California.

Philips said the HRC positions in Wallingford will be transitioned out over the next two years. The company did not specify how many jobs would be affected, but said it would work with those employees.

“Philips will continue to work closely with affected employees, to carefully manage the transition and ensure appropriate assistance and resources are available at this time. Philips is committed to handling all employee related matters at the Wallingford site in a respectful and professional manner,” the statement read.

The company said the decision is part of an effort to focus on directed technology development and resource sharing.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D) released a statement in response to the news, calling it “shocking.”

“My office will be fully engaged with any constituents who are impacted by Philips’s decision. Families in Wallingford and across Connecticut deserve better than losing their jobs in a global race to the bottom. We cannot let them become just another statistic,” the statement read in part.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's travel costs are up almost 80 percent, according to a report his office issued Thursday, a sign that the investigation added more destinations to its sprawling inquiry in the six months between last October and March of this year.

Mueller, who's investigating President Donald Trump's ties to Russia, doesn't disclose where his staff travels, CNBC reported. But there is no shortage of locations that have garnered the interest of investigators in what has become a global investigation into the financial dealings of the president's associates.

Travel costs totaled $532,340 in the six months covered in Mueller's latest, and second, expenditure report. That amounts to about $90,000 per month, compared with about $50,000 per month in the previous period.

A Hartford man suffered serious injuries when he was shot multiple times on Harold Street Thursday night.

Hartford police said they responded to a Shot Spotter notification in the area of 23 Harold Street around 7:30 p.m. Officers found the 38-year-old victim in his vehicle suffering multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Saint Francis Hospital where he is currently listed in critical but stable condition.

Investigators said it appears a suspect, or suspects, in an unknown vehicle drove up to the victim and shot multiple times. No suspect or vehicle description was immediately available.

The Hartford Police Department Crime Scene and Major Crimes divisions are investigating.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Just days after Army Spc. Chris Harris learned his wife was pregnant with their first child, he was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

Britt Harris, 26, gave birth to their baby girl on March 17 and named her Christian Michelle Harris after her fallen husband.  

Christian’s mother has made sure that those who served with her father remain in her life. They helped Britt with the baby’s gender reveal in October, all the way from Afghanistan. On the day she was born, their unit returned to the U.S.

And on Tuesday, they came together in the family's hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to meet Christian for the first time.

"I’ll tell her that no matter where the Army takes all of them, there was a time when they were all together here and showed up just to see her,'' Britt told "Today" of the photoshoot. "How special she was to them all and how loved she was by them all through the pregnancy, and even more so now."

Though scientists are worried about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a major new study shows that the reef was able to come back from a series of "death events" over the last 30,000 years, NBC News reported.

The reef is suffering from water pollution, overfishing and warmer seawater brought on by climate change, but the new finding suggests that the reef may be more resilient than previously thought. A member of the team that conducted the study said that the reef can regenerate if conditions improve, but it takes time to come back. But she added that there are limits to what the reef can handle.

"Our research tells us that the reef develops in response to major changes in climate and the environment, but there are limits," Helen V. McGregor, a geologist and member of the international team of scientists that conducted the study said. "The reef can regenerate if conditions improve, but there's a catch — the reef takes time to come back."

The leader of the team, Jody M. Webster, said he has "grave concerns" about the reef’s ability to survive in its current form. Whether the reef is resilient enough to survive for the long term remains an open question, he said.

Four men face capital murder charges in connection with the killing of a man whose body was found entangled in brush off an Angeles National Forest road in California.

Hercules Balaskas, 18, of Glendora; Jacob Hunter Elmendorf, 19, of La Verne; and Francisco Amigon, 19, also of La Verne were arrested in the death of Julian Hamori-Andrade, 20, of Glendora.

Deputies were searching for Matthew Capiendo Luzon, 21, of unincorporated Azusa, said Lt. Derrick Alfred of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

They were charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, first-degree residential robbery and kidnapping, prosecutors said. The charges include special circumstance allegations of lying in wait and murderduring the commission of a kidnapping and robbery. Balaskas allegedly beat the victim with a metal chair, prosecutors said. Luzon used a rock and a broken glass pipe, officials said.

Prosecutors haven't decided whether to seek the death penalty.

Hamori-Andrade was beaten unconscious at Luzon's home on Monday before he was driven to Azusa Canyon where he was beaten again, thrown over the side of a road and left for dead, officials said.

Deputies found Hamori-Andrade's body Wednesday night in heavy brush about 30 feet down a hill off San Gabriel Canyon Road (Highway 39) near mile marker 20 in Azusa Canyon.

Drivers who saw the pickup truck on a roadside turnout the night Hamori-Andrade was dumped led investigators to the location, officials said.

Homicide detectives had been combing the mountain area for Hamori-Andrade since Monday after they got a call about a fight at Luzon's house.

Deputies said three of the suspects were acquaintances of Hamori-Andrade. 

It wasn't clear what led up to the killing.

Family members were horrified and angry.

Evelyn Fuentes, the victim's aunt, urged Luzon to turn himself in as the family put up a gofundme page to help pay for Hamori-Andrade's funeral.

"We don't wish this upon anyone," she said. "He threw my nephew like he was a piece of garbage."

Information on attorneys representing the three men who were arrested was not immediately available. 

NBC4's Alex Vasquez and Elizabeth Chavolla contributed to this report.

At least eight white nationalists are on ballots in various state and federal races across the country, running openly on messages of hate, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

NBC News' Morgan Radford spoke with Arthur Jones, an American neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier who is running for Congress in Illinois as a Republican. Jones, who wants to make Chicago's neighborhoods 90 percent white, was challenged on his racist views by Radford. (Watch the exchange in the video above this story.)

The Republican Party has disavowed Jones and another white nationalist GOP candidate, Patrick Little, who is running in California for a U.S. Senate seat.

A woman was shot and killed in a car in New Haven Thursday night and police said the case is a murder investigation.

Officers responded to Wilmot Road, near Wintergreen Avenue, at 10:16 p.m. to investigate a shooting and found a woman dead. Police said she was in her car at the intersection when she was shot and investigators believe she was targeted.

Police have not identified who she is. The shooter is at large.

Detectives from the New Haven Police Department’s Major Crimes Division and Bureau of Identification are investigating.

Witnesses are asked to call police at 203-946-6316 or Text-A-Tip by texting “NHPD” plus your message to 274637.

An American Airlines employee was injured after a company van fell from the fourth floor of a parking garage at Miami International Airport on Friday.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said it found an overturned vehicle when it arrived at the scene just after 8:15 a.m.

The incident occurred at the employee parking garage at the airport's maintenance hangar.

A white male in his mid-50s was hospitalized. He was the only person inside the vehicle.

In a statement, American Airlines said the employee sustained minor injuries but was transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

The incident remains under investigation.

The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects 10 to 16 named storms and, of those, five to nine could become hurricanes. Here are some tips for making sure you're financially prepared for the hurricane season, according to CNBC.

Check your homeowner's insurance policy's hurricane deductible, and make sure it's something you can afford. Decide if you need flood insurance, and if you do, get it through the federal National Flood Insurance Program. But don't wait, because it will take 30 days to take effect.

Get all your important documents together, such as insurance policies, car titles, birth certificates and the like. Make sure they are safely stowed in a fire- and flood-proof lockbox or similar option, such as a safe deposit box at the bank. You can also give copies to a trusted family member or friend or store them in a secure place online.

If you are a renter instead of a homeowner, be sure you have renter's insurance to protect your belongings. 

Four teens have been arrested after they tried to carjack a woman and her 13-year-old daughter in Shelton Thursday night and stole a car, according to police. 

The woman and her daughter were in the lot of the Community Center on Huntington Street when a green Subaru approached as the mother got out of the car to mail a letter. A teen got out of the car, demanded the woman’s keys and pushed her to the ground, police said. 

Then the woman’s 13-year-old daughter started to scream and the boy got back in the Subaru and fled, police said. 

Soon after the attempted carjacking, police received a report of a vehicle burglary on Fern Drive and a green Subaru fleeing the scene, so police in surrounding towns were alerted to be on the lookout. 

Trumbull police found the Subaru after it crashed on White Plains Road and took one person into custody. The three other people ran off, police said. 

Police from Shelton, Trumbull, Stratford and Bridgeport took part in the search for the three people who ran and the teens were taken into custody a short time later. 

Antone Grant-Chalmers, 18, of Stratford; a 16-year-old from Bridgeport and a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old from Stratford were charged with second-degree robbery, aided by another; robbery by carjacking; third-degree assault; criminal attempt, assault in the third degree; reckless endangerment in the second degree; larceny in the third degree, criminal attempt, larceny in the third degree; burglary in the third degree; criminal mischief in the third degree and conspiracy to commit, criminal mischief in the third degree, according to police. 

The three juveniles were given juvenile summonses and released to their parents. Grant-Chalmers was held on a $25,000 bond and is due in Derby Superior Court today. 

Police said the Subaru the teens were in had been stolen from Bridgeport. 

Police are at Prospect Elementary School Friday after a threatening note was found.

Superintendent Michael Yamin and Prospect Elementary School principal Rima McGeehan sent a letter to the school community Friday that says a threatening note was found on the floor of a fifth-grade classroom at 12:45 p.m. Thursday.

School officials interviewed students, looked at handwriting samples to determine who wrote the note and contacted police.

“Together we have determined that all involved are safe, and we do not feel the note has real validity and have no reason to believe that any danger has been imposed to the students, staff, or school. However, we do take these events seriously and will continue with due diligence to increase our safety precautions throughout the day,” Yamin and McGeehan wrote.

Police, additional support staff and two Region 16 security guards are at the school for the entire day as a precaution.

The investigation continues.

Webster Bank has issued a warning that some customer bank balances might not be available until later today because of a processing delay.

“We know that you rely on us for your banking needs, and we’re working to fix this as quickly as possible,” the company said on its social media accounts. “We understand that this is inconvenient, and we apologize for the delay.”

A water main break on Route 10 in Southington has prompted several detours and an early dismissal for Derynoski Elementary School.

The school dismissed at 130 p.m. and will be back in session on Monday.

Police said the water main break is on Main Street, or Route 10, at Old Turnpike Road and detours are in place on Main Street at Meriden Avenue, on Main Street at Chestnut Street, on Main Street at Bristol Street (local traffic only), on Old Turnpike Road at Carter Lane and on Old Turnpike Road at Southington Avenue.

It’s not clear how the long the work will take to complete and for how long the detours will be in effect.

Drivers should expect traffic delays and possibly changing detours.

Whoopi Goldberg will be speaking at Goodwin College's graduation Saturday. 

Around 950 students are scheduled to receive certificates, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees in healthcare, nursing, human services, education, business, and manufacturing and about 450 of them are expected to walk during the ceremony. 

The commencement ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on Goodwin's River Campus at One Riverside Drive in East Hartford. 

Goodwin College will livestream the ceremony on its website. 

A high-profile forensic psychiatrist who advised police and prosecutors in high-profile cases like the JonBenet Ramsey murder and the Columbine school massacre was shot dead outside his Arizona office on Thursday evening, NBC News reported.

Steven Pitt, 59, was leaving his office for the day when witnesses heard a loud argument and then gunshots, Phoenix Police Sgt. Vince Lewis said. The witnesses provided a description of the gunman that allowed police to create a sketch.

We are not ruling anything out, but at this point, a loud argument probably suggests they knew each other either professionally or personally," said Lewis, adding that officers were still canvassing for possible surveillance video. Police have not determined a motive but are keeping the nature of Pitt's work in mind.

Pitt had worked as a consultant for law enforcement across the country, helping investigators understand the dynamics between suspects and victims and map out interrogation strategies. He was frequently quoted as an expert by national media outlets, including NBC News.