Chicago Marine officers rescue man, woman in wheelchair who fell in lake

Marine officers rescue man, woman in wheelchair who fell in lake
BY SUN-TIMES STAFF Apr 9, 2011 11:13PM

They had just finished a training drill on how to treat near-drowning victims.

Not long after, two Chicago Police Marine Unit officers put that training to use Friday night to rescue a man and a woman who had accidentally fallen into Lake Michigan at DuSable Harbor.

The 60-year-old woman, who uses a wheelchair, and 59-year-old man were leaving a party at the Columbia Yacht Club. The man was wheeling the woman down a ramp when they fell into the water about 9:45 p.m. Friday, police said.
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