Two Chicago Police Marine Unit officers had just finished a drill on treating near-drowning victims when they were summoned to a downtown harbor to save the life of a woman who had stopped breathing after falling into the water.
The woman, 60, fell in the water about 9:40 p.m. Friday after a man, 59, who had been pushing her in a wheelchair on a ramp apparently stumbled and fell in himself. The two were leaving an event at the nearby Columbia Yacht Club, when they fell into the harbor at 111 N. Lake Shore Drive, according to police.They were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for treatment and were expected to recover, officials said today.
Officers Kevin Hitney, who works the overnight shift, and Kurt Kaner, who works the evening shift, had just participated in the drill at Marine Unit Headquarters, a quarter-mile north of the Yacht Club, when a call came in saying two people had fallen in the water.
A fortunate set of occurrences that they were nearby and had just finished a training exercise with the very equipment they ended up using to rescue and resuscitate the victims. A very good job all around.
Note: yes, we know who he's married to. This post is about a good deed he did, nothing else.
Note: yes, we know who he's married to. This post is about a good deed he did, nothing else.