Overview

• Zahrie Walls, a 27-year-old hairstylist, fell from a boat near Navy Pier on Saturday and later died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
• A 49-year-old man who jumped from a boat near Navy Pier was pulled from the water unresponsive and pronounced dead.
• The operator of a pontoon boat went missing near 63rd Street Beach Saturday afternoon and remains unaccounted for as searches continue.
• Chicago Fire Department marine units responded to over 20 distress calls and conducted at least seven rescue missions over the weekend.
• Officials attribute the rise in incidents to the weekend heat wave driving more people into the water and stress the need for life jackets and swimming skills.