Body found - Chicago

[DandyDon]

Man in scuba suit dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan

A man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan early Sunday on the Near North Side.

Crews responded to a call of a man in Lake Michigan near Elm Street at 2:44 a.m., Chicago Fire Department Commander Curtis Hudson said.

They found a 50-year-old man in a scuba suit in the water unresponsive and not breathing, Hudson said.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Hudson said.

 

[Marie13]

I had debated about posting this one myself. The mention of "scuba suit" is just odd. It is not that uncommon for people to be found in the Chicago River or Lake Michigan on New Year's Eve or other holidays due to alcohol-influenced behavior.

Given the time and day, I would not be surprised to find out that someone had been drinking, borrowed a wet suit, and decided to do an early "polar plunge." Polar plunges, involving people in bathing suits running into the lake, happen later on New Year's Day morning.

 

[Marie13]

Article from the Trib with a bit more info (not the awful Scum-Crimes).

Man dies after being rescued from Lake Michigan early New Year's Day

 

[wgw04024]

Are we sure this wasn't a full body latex suit?

 

[Doby45]

I mean it IS Chicago.

 

[Marie13]

Are we sure this wasn't a full body latex suit?

So far, the only details we have are in the two articles.

 

[diversteve]

Are we assuming this was a diver because of the wetsuit? I saw no mention of other dive gear in either article...

 

[Marie13]

I'm not assuming this person was a diver at all. Given media inaccuracies and the propensity for drunk people to end up in the lake or the river, who knows what the real details are?

 

[Jack Hammer]

Given the location and limited info I would guess not a scuba diver. More likely a swimmer wearing thermal protection as the water is near freezing. Though most swimmers stay in the protected area just South of there.

 

[wgw04024]