Milwaukee man dies after being pulled from Milwaukee River downtown

Milwaukee man dies after being pulled from Milwaukee River downtown

First responders had been referred to as simply earlier than midnight.

Up to date: 8:55 AM CDT Aug 1, 2022

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BRIDGE. EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL. ALSO BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A RESCUE IN THE MILWAUKEE RIVER. GERRON: FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED FOR REPORTS OF AT LEAST ONE PERSON IN THE WATER. DIANA: GABRIELLA GARZA IS LIVE THERE THIS MORNING. GABRIELLA, WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR? GABRIELLA: WE KNOW THAT THE INITIAL CALL FOR HELP HAVE BEEN TO JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT, JUST A FEW HOURS AGO, FOR A PERSON IN THE MILWAUKEE RIVER. >> MED 16 IS COMING OVER WITH A DIVER. TRUCK FIVE WILL ALSO BE RESPONDING WITH A DIVER. MESSAGE RECEIVED. STAGE AT THE REAR OF RESCUE THREE AT THE BUMPER. COMMAND. MED FOUR WILL BE RESPONDING WITH A DIVER. GABRIELLA: OUR CAMERAS WERE ON SCENE AND CREWS PULLED A PERSON OUT OF THE WATER, HAVING TO PERFORM CPR ON THEM. THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS TELL US THEY WERE NOT CALLED OUT TO THE SCENE. MULTIPLE DIVERS WERE DIRECTED OUT TO THE MILWAUKEE RIVER TO HELP WITH THE RESCUE EFFORTS. WE REACHED OUT TO MILWAUKEE POLICE TO FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED AND HOW THEY ENDED UP IN THE RIVER, BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

Milwaukee man dies after being pulled from Milwaukee River downtown

First responders had been referred to as simply earlier than midnight.

Up to date: 8:55 AM CDT Aug 1, 2022

Dive groups pulled one particular person from the Milwaukee River early Monday morning. The Medical Examiner confirmed that particular person was a 39-year-old Milwaukee man who later died on the hospital.First responders had been referred to as simply earlier than midnight to Pere Marquette Park close to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and State Avenue.A 12 Information photojournalist was on the scene as one particular person was pulled from the water and crews carried out CPR on them.The Medical Examiner added that foul play isn’t suspected.

MILWAUKEE —

Dive groups pulled one particular person from the Milwaukee River early Monday morning. The Medical Examiner confirmed that particular person was a 39-year-old Milwaukee man who later died on the hospital.

First responders had been referred to as simply earlier than midnight to Pere Marquette Park close to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and State Avenue.

A 12 Information photojournalist was on the scene as one particular person was pulled from the water and crews carried out CPR on them.

The Medical Examiner added that foul play isn’t suspected.