A Chicago Fire Department diver died and two others were injured Monday night while searching for a 28-year-old man who fell off a boat on the Chicago River on the Lower West Side.
Firefighters responded at 7:49 p.m. in the 2600 block of South Ashland after others on the boat called 911 to report the fall, according to the Chicago Fire Department. While searching for the man, one diver became separated from the rest of the team, said Chicago Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago.
Juan Bucio, 46, a firefighter who specialized in diving, was in the water when his dive partner lost contact with him. He was eventually located and pulled from the river by backup divers who jumped in to search for him.
Bucio was taken to Stroger Hospital by ambulance and CPR was performed on the way, Santiago said.