Passenger missing after boat capsizes near 31st Street Beach: officials

Chicago police searched for a missing boater Friday night after a vessel carrying more than a dozen passengers capsized just off 31st Street Beach.

The boat flipped near the 3100 block of DuSable Lake Shore Drive around 7:30 p.m., according to police. According to Chicago Fire officials, 12 people rescued refused first aid, while three were taken to University of Chicago Hospital.

As of 9 p.m., police said the marine unit’s search remained active and Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford said around 9:15 that the person remained missing.

 

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