A man was rescued from Lake Michigan early Saturday after he drove his car into the lake at Belmont Harbor on the North Side.
The 26-year-old escaped his car before it was fully submerged, and Chicago Police Department Marine Unit officers helped him to shore around 3 a.m., police said.
He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was in good condition, according to police.
Early this morning #ChicagoPolice @CPDMarineUnit rec a call that a car w/ an occupant had driven into #BelmontHarbor The occupant was able to get safely to shore & Marine Unit #Officers were able safely remove the #submerged car from harbor which was causing a #navigationalhazard pic.twitter.com/WeRJyuUvFO
— Chicago Police Marine Unit (@CPDMarineUnit) October 21, 2023
Marine officers later retrieved the car from the lake.
It wasn’t clear how the man drove the car off the road and into the water.
