Overview
- Two recreational vessels carrying 14 people collided near downtown Chicago shortly before midnight, producing heavy damage to at least one boat.
- The Cook County Medical Examiner identified a 26-year-old woman who died after the crash and five other people were taken to hospitals with serious injuries.
- All injured passengers were on the same boat while the nine people on the second vessel declined medical treatment at the scene.
- Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Police Department units including the Marine Unit and scuba team, and the U.S. Coast Guard responded and recovered victims; the damaged boats were towed to shore for examination.
- Investigators from local authorities and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are probing the cause and more updates on victim conditions and any potential charges are expected.