Video released shows a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescuing a man and woman, who had been stranded in Lake Michigan for over five hours, near Waukegan Tuesday evening. Kathleen Root, 31, and Michael Root were rescued by an MH-60 helicopter aircrew based out of Traverse City, Michigan at around 7 p.m. Tuesday following a major […]
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1 in critical condition, 15 others rescued during two separate water incidents on Lake Michigan near Waukegan
A man is in critical condition and 15 others were rescued during two separate incidents on Lake Michigan, one of which a jet ski capsized and in the other a boat capsized Saturday evening, Waukegan fire officials said. The Waukegan Fire Department responded around 6:20 p.m. Saturday to east of the NRG power plant, 401 […]
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Coast Guard rescues boat taking on water in Lake Michigan near Winthrop Harbor
A private boat taking on water in choppy conditions on Lake Michigan near Winthrop Harbor was rescued by the Coast Guard early Thursday morning. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded at 3:39 a.m. Thursday to the North Point Marina, 701 North Point Drive, for a report of a boat in distress one mile east of […]