Man, 25, hospitalized after being rescued in Lake Michigan's "Playpen"
Video showed rescue crews jumping from a chopper to save the man who went under.
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Video showed rescue crews jumping from a chopper to save the man who went under.
A 25-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after a water rescue in the "playpen" on Lake Michigan over the weekend. Northwestern Hospital did not reply to a request for information about the man's condition on Monday. CBS 2's Tara Molina had the story.
A 25-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after a water rescue in the "playpen" on Lake Michigan over the weekend. It's unclear what his condition was as of Monday.
Emergency crews responded to Whiting Lakefront Park for a missing person last seen struggling in the water and going under the surface near the boat ramps.
Bryan Jackson has not been seen since he was on a boat near 31st Street Harbor since he went into the water near McCormick Place on Tuesday morning. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
He had a similar attempt last month that was also called off because conditions were too dangerous.
There is growing concern for safety along the lakefront now that Chicago beaches will no longer have lifeguards on duty, with the end of summer after Labor Day.
Divers were searching Lake Michigan for a missing boater near McCormick Place on Tuesday, after a man and a 14-year-old boy died and a woman was left in critical condition after being pulled from Lake Michigan in separate incidents within 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday.
Divers were searching Lake Michigan for a missing boater near McCormick Place on Tuesday, after a man and a 14-year-old boy died and a woman was left in critical condition after being pulled from Lake Michigan in separate incidents within 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday.
Chicago Fire Department officials said a person went for a swim off a 27-boat about a mile offshore from McCormick Place, and did not resurface.
Once the lifeguards hang up their rescue buoy for the season, we know the drownings tend to occur when no one is keeping a watchful eye.
Jim "The Shark" Dreyer, a 60-year-old marathon swimmer, is attempting to swim from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Grand Haven, Michigan.
Once the lifeguards hang up their rescue buoy for the season, we know the drownings tend to occur when no one is keeping a watchful eye. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
It turns out there are sharks in Lake Michigan after all. Well, at least that was the case on Monday. Jim "The Shark" Dreyer, a 60-year-old marathon swimmer, attempted to cross Lake Michigan by swimming 82 miles from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Grand Haven, Michigan.
The deputies jumped in - swimming 60 yards in up to 4-foot waves and a known rip current.
About 175 athletes will take on the challenge today.
All participants will now partake in a run-bike-bike portion of the triathlon starting at the swim start area.
They were hanging on the jet skis when life guards and CFD rescuers jumped in to assist at North Avenue Beach.
They were hanging on the jet skis when life guards and CFD rescuers jumped in to assist at North Avenue Beach.
The weekly group took a plunge into Lake Michigan Friday morning despite warning signs.
The Chicago Fire Department responded Ohio Street Beach shortly after 5 p.m., for a report of a person under water.
At North Avenue Beach, there were some people coming in and out, but with school starting and temperatures so high, it seemed most people opted to stay away. Still, CBS 2 met a group that was working to clean up the beach, something they said was especially important this week after the Air and Water Show brought in big crowds over the weekend.
The sisters said their parents approved of their plan to take their ballgowns into the water.
Akhoon had gone swimming with two friends at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, when he was overcome by high waves.
The body of a missing teenage swimmer who went into the water earlier this week near a Winnetka beach was pulled out of Lake Michigan Tuesday afternoon.
