WUSA9 Exclusive: Father of 5-year-old boy who drowned in Anacostia River calls for changes after tragedy

Karsen West, 5, died after being pulled from the Anacostia River on April 17.

WASHINGTON — Gary West is still trying to understand life without his son.

“Looking at myself as like, the protector with nothing to protect. It’s a dark world without my son,” he said.

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His 5-year-old son, Karsen drowned in the Anacostia River last week.

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According to West, Karsen was with his mother the night of April 17. He was driving and received a phone call from a social

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