An off-duty Chicago firefighter died Sunday morning after he was pulled underwater while swimming in Lake Michigan at 31st Street Beach, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Chicago Fire Department members salute as a procession brings the body of a firefighter to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on July 30, 2023, after he died swimming in Lake Michigan while off-duty.
Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said the firefighter was swimming with his family off the lakefront when he was pulled underwater at around 7:30 a.m. Crews quickly located the man and pulled him out of the water before performing advanced life support.The 43-year-old was transported to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Fire Department. The firefighter’s identity has not been released, but Nance-Holt said he’s been on the job since 2009.
“The loss of any of our members is a loss for the first responder community and the city as a whole,” Nance-Holt said.She added that while the incident happened while the firefighter was off-duty, the Fire Department is conducting “a full investigation to determine the status of this tragic loss.” Firefighters, police officers and paramedics led a procession Sunday afternoon to pay tribute to the man while his body was transported to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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