Overview
- The Milwaukee Fire Department dive team located and pulled a person from the Milwaukee River just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30.
- First responders performed CPR on scene and then transported the man to Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital for further care.
- The rescue took place near Plankinton Avenue and Wells Street in downtown Milwaukee where crews had rushed after reports of someone in the water.
- Officials say the victim is an unidentified man in his 30s and they have not released his name or a cause for how he entered the river.
- Local news outlets corroborated the fire department’s account and said the incident is still developing with officials expected to provide updates on the man’s condition and any investigation.