Chicago police, Coast Guard search Lake Michigan for lacking swimmer

CHICAGO (WLS) — A person who went swimming in Lake Michigan stays lacking Wednesday morning.

Officers acquired a name after 9 a.m. Tuesday for an individual lacking from a 27 foot boat about one mile from the shore. Pals on the boat advised authorities that individual went out for a swim simply north of thirty first Avenue Seashore and by no means returned.

After an hour or so, the rescue effort was declared a restoration mission and handed over to the Coast Guard and police. They continued the search till 8:30 p.m. with no luck.

His youngsters’s mom recognized him as Bryan Jackson and stated he was with associates boating when he jumped into the water and had hassle.

This incident occurred after a busy weekend Labor Day weekend on Lake Michigan. In response to the Nice Lakes Surf Rescue Challenge, no less than 35 individuals have drowned in Lake Michigan up to now this yr, and now with lifeguards now not working for the season, the message needs to be clear to keep away from the water.

“A greater message could be – coming into the water could trigger severe damage or loss of life that needs to be changing ‘swim at your individual danger’ once more as a result of persons are not swimming within the water, they’re wading, or they do not know the chance of water or each,” Dave Benjamin, govt director of the Nice Lakes Surf Rescue Challenge, stated. “It is sort of like a get out of legal responsibility free card.”

Simply Tuesday, a girl was pulled from the water at Montrose Harbor after 2 a.m. She was rushed to a hospital in very important situation.

Wednesday morning, the Cook dinner County Medical Examiner’s Workplace stated the lady was pronounced useless.

Earlier that night time, a 27-year-old man was with a bunch of individuals leaping into the lake close to forty ninth Avenue Seashore. The person by no means got here again up.

Officers discovered him, and rushed him to the College of Chicago Medical Heart, the place he died. He was recognized to the Cook dinner County Medical Examiner’s Workplace as Kenyatta Freeman of Dolton.