A woman died and six others hospitalized after a boat struck a Chicago breakwall early this morning and capsized in Lake Michigan. The seven boaters were returning to shore about 4 a.m. when their boat hit a breakwall and capsized, police and Chicago Fire Department Chief Juan Hernandez said.
Hernandez told the Chicago Sun-Times that a woman who was about 20 did not survive after the boat capsized near Chicago’s “Playpen” area, where boaters frequently gather near the shoreline. The woman’s body was recovered around 10 am this morning. During the search for the woman the body of a man was also discovered but that body was not part of the boat accident. The six other boaters, between the ages of 20 and 30, were rescued from the lake and taken to hospitals. Chicago police said the four women and two men were all reported to be in fair condition.