Rescue Teams Mobilized After Man Jumps Into North Shore Channel

SKOKIE, IL — Fire officials said a report that a man had jumped into the North Shore Channel near the border between Skokie, Evanston and Lincolnwood prompted emergency personnel to start a water search and rescue operation before he was subsequently discovered on dry land.

Skokie police and firefighters were called to the area around the Howard Street Bridge over the canal east of McCormick Boulevard around 7 p.m.

The Skokie Fire Department requested assistance from other departments and rescue operations were initiated.

But the water rescue was called off after police located the person, who had been able to exit the water on his own, according to Skokie Fire Chief Jeff Hoeflich.

"Police were able to confirm the party had exited the water and left the scene," Hoeflich told Patch. "The individual was brought back to the scene, treated and transported to Skokie Hospital."

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