EAST CHICAGO, IL
JULY 23, 2016
Two dead after boat collides with Lake Michigan break wall
Carrie NapoleonPost-Tribune
Two men were killed early Saturday morning after their boat crashed into the Lake Michigan break wall in East Chicago, officials said.
Richard Wade, 68, of 1235 E. Summer St., Hammond, and Timothy Dunlap, 62, 1924 Lynwood St., Lynwood, Ill., sustained blunt force trauma injuries and died at the scene, the Lake County Coroner's Office said.
Reduced visibility, speed and alcohol are believed to be contributing factors in the crash, which happened at the break wall near Arcelor Mittal Steel and the East Chicago Marina, according to a new release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, which is handling the investigation.
It's not known if there might have been other victims in the 4:20 a.m. crash. The DNR is using a remotely operated vehicle to search the crash site, the release said.
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July 23, 2016 12:19 PM
(STMW) — An Illinois man and Indiana man were killed and a third person was hospitalized after a boat crash early Saturday on Lake Michigan near East Chicago, Indiana.
The crash happened about 3 a.m. about a mile-and-a-half north of the East Chicago Marina, according to Chris Roggy, an officer with the U.S. Coast Guard in Chicago.
The boat was going at a high rate of speed, 60-70 mph, when it struck something or flipped over, Roggy said. One person in the boat woke up in the water and swam to shore for nearly two hours without a life jacket.
Once at shore, the person contacted authorities, Roggy said. They were taken to St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago.
The coast guard recovered a second person from the water and the Lake County sheriff’s office recovered a third, Roggy said.
Timothy Dunlap, 62, of Lynwood was pronounced dead at 6:55 a.m., according to the Lake County coroner’s office. Richard Wade, 68, of Hammond, Ind., was pronounced dead at 6:49 a.m.
Both men suffered blunt force trauma, according to the coroner’s office. A manner of death was pending Saturday morning.
The investigation is being led by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. A representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire copy; Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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At least two people died and one was injured early Saturday when a powerboat crashed into a breakwall in Lake Michigan near the East Chicago Marina.
The Lake County Coroner's Office was called to the scene at 6:10 a.m. Coroner's officials pronounced two men dead at the scene: Richard Wade, 68, of Hammond, and Timothy Dunlap, 62, of Lynwood, Illinois.
Shawn Brown of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said the department was using divers and sonar equipment to search the area near where the 42-foot Fountain boat crashed for any additional passengers or any debris that will help officers reconstruct the accident.
In addition to the DNR and East Chicago Police, dive teams from Crown Point, Lake County and Portage responded.