5 people pulled from Lake Michigan after boat crashes into breakwall
CHICAGO (SUN TIMES MEDIA WIRE) - Several people were pulled from Lake Michigan Wednesday near Maggie Daley Park after a boat crash.
About 10 p.m., five people were taken from the water near the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Randolph Street after a 25-foot powerboat hit a breakwall, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Two passengers were ejected onto the wall.
Two people were taken in serious-to-critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, fire said. Another person was taken to the same hospital in fair-to-serious condition.
Two others were taken in good condition to Rush University Medical Center, fire said.
Speed may have been a factor in the crash, fire said.