A 3-year-old child was in “very critical condition” after police said a woman threw him into Lake Michigan. The incident was caught on surveillance video, police said.
The video was recorded from Chicago’s Navy Pier on Monday afternoon.
First responders were called when someone reported a child floating on his back in the water. The child then submerged, WBBM reported.
Paramedics from the Chicago Fire Department pulled the boy, who has not been identified, from the water. The Chicago Tribune reported he had a pulse at the time. However, WGN said the boy was in cardiac arrest. Both media outlets said he was taken to Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
At first, officials were not sure if the child had fallen into the water from one of the boats docked nearby or from the pier, WMAQ reported.
A source told WGN that a woman, who is apparently the child’s aunt, is being questioned but no charges have been filed.
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