GENEVA, Ill. (WGN) – Two women were rescued Sunday night in Geneva after they fell out of their kayaks and into the Fox River.
The Geneva Fire Department said just before 10:45 p.m., rescue crews and police officers were sent to the area of the Fox River near the 800 block of North Bennett Street for a river rescue. When crews were on their way to the scene, dispatchers told them a bystander had heard screaming coming from the river.
Unresponsive swimmer pulled from Lake Michigan: CFD
When authorities arrived, two officers went into the water and were able to get one of the women to shore. A Geneva Fire Department rescue boat was then launched and rescued the second woman, with help from a police officer, according to investigators.
Officials said one woman was taken to an area hospital while the other refused medical treatment. The condition of the woman taken to the hospital is unknown at this time…