Aug. 07--Four youths between 12 and 16 were rescued off Burnham Harbor Friday afternoon after their small boat capsized, police said. All of them were wearing life jackets.
The Fire Department responded at about 2 p.m. to an overturned Boston Whaler motorboat, officials said. By the time emergency crews arrived to the 1500 block of Linn White Drive, east of Soldier Field, the group had already been pulled to safety, said department spokesman Jeff Lyle.
"We weren't needed," he said.
A Chicago Parks District lifeguard and another adult brought the group to shore, he said. No one was injured.
The police department also responded, said Marine Unit Officer Joe Doane. "It was a real small boat," Doane said. "They use them to haul sailboats."
Doane did not know why the group was in the water. "I think it just flipped over, but everybody's safe."
