Woman dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Navy Pier
A 27-year-old woman was pulled out of the water near Navy Pier around 5:30 p.m., and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
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A 27-year-old woman was pulled out of the water near Navy Pier around 5:30 p.m., and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
First responders across Chicago and the suburbs were put to the test on Saturday, responding to at least a dozen water rescues and possible drownings along the lakefront, including responses at Navy Pier, 63rd Street Beach, and The Playpen.
Fire chiefs in the north suburbs say they need more resources for water rescues, especially as we head into a heat wave, after two people drowned just this week at Lake Michigan beaches.
Chicago beaches are tested for bacteria every day during the summer season to make sure it's safe for swimmers to get in. And the testing that happens here is some of the fastest and best in the country.
Chicago beaches are tested for bacteria every day during the summer season to make sure it's safe for swimmers to get in. And the testing that happens here is some of the fastest and best in the country.
A Winthrop Harbor Fire Department diver got into the water quickly, and within about 10 minutes, she located the man about 12 feet below the surface.
A young man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near the Wisconsin state line Tuesday evening.
On Father's Day, Lake Michigan took a dangerous turn for a father and his teenage sons out for a jet ski ride. Video showed a father and sons in the water after the jet ski flipped.
On Father's Day, Lake Michigan took a dangerous turn for a father and his teenage sons out for a jet ski ride. As Jermont Terry reports, video showed a father and sons in the water after the jet ski flipped.
A Winthrop Harbor Fire Department diver got into the water quickly, and within about 10 minutes, she located the man about 12 feet below the surface.
Police said the man was taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
The man’s condition was unknown late Monday, but he was not responsive when he was pulled from the water.
The boaters pulled the jet skier onboard with rope, saving the day. CBS News Chicago photographer Raza Siddiqui captured the scene.
A man had to be rescued from the waters of Lake Michigan Thursday night on the city's North Side, Chicago police said.
The Coast Guard said it has found the three phosphorous flares that had gone missing in Lake Michigan. The fourth flare washed up on Montrose Beach earlier this week.
One of four flares washed up on Montrose Beach on Monday. The other three have since been located.
The flares ignite when they hit water, after a cap and screw are removed.
One of the flares from a training exercise in Milwaukee washed up on Montrose Beach this week, and three others remain unaccounted for. Marissa Sulek reports.
The ship had been buried in the sand at the bottom of the lake for decades before storms this winter apparently revealed it.
The fisherman offshore from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, found the wreckage of the J.C. Ames hiring in plain sight.
The fog tsunami was created by cold air from a nearby thunderstorm, which sent thick fog rolling outward.
The good Samaritans, a father and son, took their jet skis out on Lake Michigan for the first time this spring, when an inflatable far offshore along Porter Beach caught their eye.
The man who died after being pulled from Lake Michigan at the 31st Street Harbor Monday has been identified.
Sources told CBS News Chicago the male was pulled unresponsive from the water and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. He later died at the hospital.
A male was recovered from Lake Michigan after a water rescue effort at 31st Street Harbor in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood Monday afternoon, sources said.
