Man with mental health crisis jumps into lake in Chicago, Chicago IL


A man experiencing a mental health crisis jumped into Lake Michigan near Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. He exited the lake wearing only red underwear and is now walking north on the bike path. Police, marine units, and an ambulance were dispatched to assist and prevent further harm.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels
05:45
Transcript:
00:00
Tap. The district air lifting, can you roll an ambulance to get him to the hospital? Yeah, ten-four.
00:14
Chicago Lakes are spot? Yeah, to the park.
00:21
He's a little off lake shore.
00:23
He's running into the park, sir.
00:24
He's running into the park, sir.
00:30
Hey, C. Charlie.
00:31
So, after you, Charlie.
00:34
Randover, please.
00:35
For Stade and Roosevelt.
00:42
09162, 09163.
00:49
3215, how you doing?
00:53
All good.
00:55
It's off the drive.
00:56
Last seen at Chicago and Lake Shore headed southbound on the side of the road.
01:03
All right, last seat's south, but on from Chicago, but off the drive.
01:06
10th for it.
01:12
3.91 Adam.
01:16
Good 911[1], Adam.
01:18
Can you cross and David at Staten Lake, upper, lower, please?
01:21
Up, upper is 09180, lower is 09181.
01:25
Lower is 09181.
01:29
Before, thank you, sir.
01:30
You got it.
01:32
341. 73341.
01:37
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01:51
All right, tad for her.
01:53
They're peaceful?
01:55
Yep.
01:57
Tep.
02:03
3.83 Eddy. 7-A-3 Eddie.
02:08
Number for 0460.
02:13
It'll be John John 41949-491.
02:19
419491. The event number 08802, 08802.
02:34
Okay, 3215 and I guess the Marine Unit headquarters, that guy just jumped in the lake, approximately near Lake Shore Dr.
02:47
Union headquarters are copied.
02:49
He's caution.
02:51
He sounds like he's having some sort of mental health issue.
02:55
It should be a male white with reddish, blonde hair and a white tank top.
03:02
If you look at Pod 4368 William, he's the guy that's sticking his hand up.
03:12
Oh, he's a knee-brough, FYI.
03:14
Yeah, I'd say it's up.
03:21
All right, he's actually getting out right now.
03:25
Yeah, he's getting out right now.
03:28
Looks like he has removed his clothes.
03:29
He's down to just red underwear, walking northbound on the bike path.
03:43
7393 Charlie.
03:44
7392 Charlie.
03:47
If you get two numbers for spark and leg, one for the green and the blue is 3.
03:52
Yep, green is 092-31, blue is 092233.
04:01
Green, you a high-class? Go ahead.
04:04
Clear. Do we have a land unit responding to this? He's on the flight test now.
04:11
Yeah, they're well aware of him.
04:13
I mean, 1832 is still over there.
04:18
I'm not 100% of where they're at right now.
04:20
They're on foot though.
04:21
They are aware of them.
04:25
Okay, right now we're in.
04:28
I'm watching him on the camera, but if the B-car, observe something different, just keep it posted.
04:34
All right, tap for him, region.
04:41
Is he off the drive? Yes, he is off the drive.
04:44
He's on the bike path.
04:46
He appears to be,
04:49
I don't know what he's doing, but yeah, still standing out of the bike path.
04:54
I'm going to head that back in that direction.
04:58
Todd.
05:03
3 George. 790 to George.
05:07
Quiet, can I have for the 79-3 bus ride from Honorary? We'll use the back.
05:14
All right, that is 09248.
05:24
Hey, Marinea Headquarters?
05:27
Bringing your headquarters?
05:29
Maybe if you guys want to send a boat and just try to corner him as best we can, because they don't want to jump back in the lake, but he's clearly having some sort of a mental health crisis.
05:41
Yeah, they're on the way.
05:42
Thank you. Oh, they are.
05:44
Okay, perfect. Thank you. I appreciate it.
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