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Tourist boat crew helps rescue person in water near Navy Pier

Tourist boat crew helps rescue person in water near Navy Pier
Tourist boat crew helps rescue person in water near Navy Pier 00:48

CHICAGO (CBS) – One person was hospitalized after being rescued on the water near Navy Pier Wednesday night.

A witness at the scene told CBS 2 he spotted a man who fell into the water. He and others tried throwing a life ring to save him, with no success.

"First things first, we found the rope and tried to pull him up but couldn't due to the concrete," The witness told CBS 2. "We got more people to help there was a boat crew as well not too far then, one of the tourism boats, came by and they were able to get him onto the boat."

Crews on a passing tourist boat were able to reach the man and pulled him into the boat.

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