Man dead after boat capsizes on Lake Michigan
- A 73-year-old man died after his boat capsized in Lake Michigan during a gale warning on Friday afternoon.
- One of the two men on the boat made it back to shore while the other was later found dead in the water.
- Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. Stated that hazardous conditions on the lake were due to high winds and rough waves.
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73-year-old man dead, 1 injured after boat capsizes in Lake Michigan near East Chicago
A 73-year-old man from Oak Forest, Illinois died and another man was injured after a fishing boat capsized Friday in Lake Michigan off the coast of northwest Indiana, officials said.


1 dead, 1 rescued after boat capsizes on Lake Michigan
A man from Oak Forest died and another was rescued Friday afternoon after their boat capsized on Lake Michigan near East Chicago, Indiana.Officials responded about 1:30 p.m. to the lake, where one man, also from Oak Forest, had already been pulled from the water by a witness, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.Strong winds, large waves and nearly freezing water hindered the search, which ended about two hours later when the…
73-year-old found dead after boat capsizes off Indiana coast of Lake Michigan
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (WISH) — A 73-year-old man was found dead after a boat capsized Friday afternoon on Lake Michigan near East Chicago’s steel mill during a gale warning. Two men in the boat had been fishing when the boat capsized about 1:30 p.m. CT Friday, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department said in an alert on its app. One man managed to reach the shore and was taken to a hospital. The 73-year-old was found dead in the water, and a dive team …
Man dead after boat capsizes on Lake Michigan
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. - A man died Friday in East Chicago after a boat capsized on Lake Michigan. The Lake County Sheriff's Office said at around 1:30 p.m. Friday, crews were sent to the area near the steel mill in East Chicago after receiving a call saying a boat had flipped over on Lake Michigan. When crews arrived, they were told a 73-year-old man was unaccounted for. That man was later found dead the water. Another man involved made it to shore…
Man dies, another injured after boat capsizes in Lake Michigan near East Chicago
A 73-year-old man died Friday afternoon after his boat capsized in Lake Michigan near East Chicago, Indiana, officials said. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded just after 1:30 p.m. for reports of an overturned boat near the East Chicago steel mill in Lake Michigan. Authorities said there were two men inside the boat, with one man making it back to shore before being taken to an area hospital. The body of another pe…
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