A mother and her 14-year-old daughter were both pulled unresponsive and revived after nearly drowning in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Thursday afternoon. The Beach Park Fire Department and Lake County Sheriffโs Office responded around 4:15 p.m. Thursday to Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive in an unincorporated area near Beach Park and Zion, for a water emergency.
Beach Park Fire Department Lt. Paul Ramirez said the incident involved two people, a woman in her 30s and her 14-year-old daughter, who were in Lake Michigan. The mother was reportedly submerged for approximately five minutes. The daughter remained above water but inhaled a significant amount of water. โHeroic bystandersโ successfully rescued both of them from the water, Ramirez said. Lake County Sheriffโs Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said both victims were unresponsive and bystanders performed CPR on them. The Zion Fire and Rescue Department responded to the scene to assist the Beach Park Fire Department.
