13-Year-Old Boy, Man Rescued After Car Plunges Into Water in Hegewisch - Chicago News Weekly

Sunday, May 23, 2021

13-Year-Old Boy, Man Rescued After Car Plunges Into Water in Hegewisch

A 13-year-old man and an adult male were rescued after a car plunged into a body of water Sunday evening in the Hegewisch neighborhood, authorities said.

The incident was reported at approximately 6:49 p.m. in the 12400 block of South Torrence Avenue. According to Chicago police, a man was driving a white sedan when the vehicle went through a retention net and fell into the water as the bridge was going up.

A 13-year-old male was rescued by a passing boat, authorities said. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious-to-critical condition.

The other individual, a man in his 40s to 50s, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in grave condition.

Additional information wasn’t immediately available.

Check back for updates on this developing story.



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