Greendale Girl Dies Week After Lake Michigan Water Rescue

GREENDALE, WI — A Greendale girl died on Tuesday, one week after she was rescued from Lake Michigan waters in Racine, a family member confirmed with Patch.

Lily Limbert, 14, was rescued from Lake Michigan in Racine on June 21, Racine County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. She was given emergency rescue service after being pulled out of Lake Michigan waters near North Beach in Racine.

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She was then taken in critical condition to Children's Hospital via helicopter, but ultimately died on Tuesday.

"The outcome of her story is unfortunately not the one we hoped and prayed for," Leslie Scott, Lily's aunt, told Patch. "My niece died peacefully yesterday early morning with her mother next to her."

Limbert's death is one of two others that happened within the span of a week in Lake Michigan. A Franklin teenager died last week after being rescued from a Racine Beach, as well as a 9-year-old Racine girl.

"It appears that recently Lake Michigan has had some extraordinarily strong currents that are pulling swimmers into life threating situations," Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling said about the incidents.