9 rescued from sinking boat in Lake Michigan

CHICAGO (WLS) – Nine people were rescued from a boat that was sinking in Lake Michigan Sunday night. The Police Department's Marine Unit was dispatched after police received a call of a boat in distress, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said, …
Source: WLS
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