2 teen paddleboarders rescued after drifting toward center of Lake Michigan, Lake Co. officials say

LAKE BLUFF, Ill. — Two teens were rescued from Lake Michigan after their paddle boards drifted away from the shoreline in Lake Bluff Wednesday afternoon. It happened Wednesday around 1:30 p.m., one mile from the Lake Bluff shoreline. Deputies on the Sheriff's Marine Unit Lake Michigan Watercraft were patrolling when they saw two 16-year-olds, a girl from Lake Bluff and a boy from Wauconda, both paddle boarding, floating outward toward the center of Lake Michigan .

A body found floating near Ohio Street Beach Wednesday evening was confirmed to be that of the missing man. On Monday morning, a woman was pulled from the water in Winnetka after she was reported missing when a boat capsized on Sunday. Another woman swam two miles for help. The victim, identified as 53-year-old Cristen Bolan, was pronounced dead. Later that morning, a boy and girl, both 16, were pulled from the water after their Kayak flipped over in the lake.

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