Boaters' rescue pleas go unanswered: Bystander has to save swimmer

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Creator: Irv Leavitt
Media Type: Newspaper
Item Types: Articles; Photographs
Notes: For 90 minutes foundering boaters on Sunday could not draw the attention of the U.S. Coast Guard, Wilmette Park District employees or people on shore. One of the boaters attempted to swim to shore but did not succeed. When the boaters finally managed to get to shore, a bystander, a seasoned sailor, dumped the water out of the boat and headed out to get the swimmer. Terry Porter of the Park district will look into the incident to see if district personnel had acted properly, and if any changes in methods or policies are needed.

Photograph Adiran Buford, 20, who said he treaded water for 45 minutes off Wilmette's Gillson Park beach, waiting for rescue
Date of Publication: 12 Jul 2007
Subject(s): Marine accidents
Sailboats
Personal Name(s): Buford, Adrian
Corporate Name(s): Wilmette Park District
Local identifier: Wilmette.News.290421
Language of Item: English
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