UPDATED Sep 08, 2015
MILWAUKEE, WI —Two people were killed and two others hurt in a boat crash along Milwaukee's lakefront.
A boat crashed into a breakwall in the Milwaukee harbor late Monday night. 2 women were pulled from the water, 2 men did not survive.
Police said around 10:45 p.m. Monday, the boat hit a breakwall northeast of the Hoan Bridge and started to sink.
Witnesses said they heard the crash and then people yelling for help.
“As you can imagine, a capsized boat in a lake with current had moved. We wanted to commit our divers to the first dive that would give us the highest probability of success. In fact, our initial spot we had received from another agency was inaccurate. Our second dive, within minutes, both divers located two adult male victims,” Milwaukee Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Dan Lipski said.
Two men drowned.
Two women, ages 22 and 23, were pulled from the water and are expected to make full recoveries.
The ages and names of the men who died in the crash have not yet been released. Autopsies are underway.
“While the accident is still under investigation, and the causative factors have not yet been determined, we do know that none of the individuals involved were wearing life jackets,” said Cmdr. Leanne Lusk, chief of response at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan.
Weather at the time was reported to be calm and clear visibility.