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Man Dies At Hospital After Being Pulled Out Of Lake In Wilmette

A 31-year-old Chicago man died Sunday after he was dragged out of Lake Michigan at Gillson Park a day earlier, authorities said.

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Wilmette Fire Department rescuers were called to Gillson Beach Saturday afternoon for a call of a possible drowning victim, according to the fire chief.
Wilmette Fire Department rescuers were called to Gillson Beach Saturday afternoon for a call of a possible drowning victim, according to the fire chief. (Nicole Bertic/Patch)

WILMETTE, IL — A Chicago man pulled from Lake Michigan Saturday in Wilmette died the following day at hospital in Evanston, authorities said.

The Wilmette Fire Department got a report of a person who appeared to be drowning at Gillson Beach shortly before 4 p.m., according to Chief Ben Wozney.

Wozney said life guards and witnesses had pulled a man from the lake and started performing CPR by the time paramedics arrived.

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Rescuers rushed him to Evanston Hospital, where he died nearly 24 hours later, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Ankit Zutski, 31, a resident of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, was later identified as the person who died.

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An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, according to the medical examiner's office.

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