Man drowns after rescuing tubing kids in affluent suburb
Luke Laidley, 43, jumped in the water to help some kids who were tubing when he began to struggle to swim. Credit: WFLD ChicagoHe was identified by officials as 43-year-old Luke Laidley of Winnetka, an affluent Chicago suburb.
A boat in Lake Michigan. An Illinois man drowned in the lake Tuesday while trying to assist some children who were tubing, authorities said.When they arrived, they learned that Laidley was part of a boating group on the lakefront and had jumped into the water to help some kids who were tubing. . He was pulled back onto the boat and given CPR.
Winnetka is one of the Chicago area's wealthiest suburbs and one of the most affluent in the United States where the median household income was $250,000 or higher, according to
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