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Woman Rescued at Chicago’s Rainbow Beach as Search Continues for Missing Man

Helicopter footage shows responders scanning Lake Michigan near 77th Street with police offering no further details.

Overview

  • Around 1:15 p.m., Chicago Fire Department crews pulled a woman from the water near Rainbow Beach and took her to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
  • CFD and police units continued an active search for a missing man reported in the same area near 77th Street on the South Side.
  • ABC7’s Chopper 7 captured responders in boats searching the water as operations remained underway into the evening.
  • Fox 32 reported authorities described the effort for the missing man as a recovery mission, though officials released no additional details.
  • A witness, Joshua Tyler, said he called 911 after hearing cries for help and spotting a man and a woman on a break wall in the lake.