Coast Guard, Chicago police to resume search for swimmer missing in Lake Michigan
The Coast Guard and Chicago police searched in Lake Michigan for a swimmer who remains missing.
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The Coast Guard and Chicago police searched in Lake Michigan for a swimmer who remains missing.
A woman who was pulled in critical condition from Lake Michigan in the overnight hours of Tuesday morning has died, authorities said. The woman was identified as Kelly Jirgal, 46, by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Jirgal was initially pulled from Montrose Harbor around 2:15 a.m. Sept. 5 after police had responded to a report of a woman who dived into the water near the harbor’s ...
Worries mount about water safety as lifeguards go off duty
After a hot and crowded Labor Day along Chicago’s lakefront, emergency responders worked double time in rescue and recovery efforts at the lake, pulling two bodies and a woman in critical condition from Lake Michigan over a 24-hour period, authorities said. Another person was still missing as of Tuesday afternoon. The Chicago Fire Department called off rescue efforts after searching for more ...
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