OAK CREEK, Wisc. — Three juveniles were pulled from Lake Michigan during a water rescue near Bender Park Wednesday evening. Despite life-saving measures, one of those juveniles died.
That victim has been identified by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiners office as Mohamad Hassan, 17.
One of the juveniles is in critical condition. According to documents from the medical examiner, they may have a spinal injury.
The third person was uninjured and medically cleared at the scene.
The Milwaukee County 911 Dispatch Center was notified at about 8:25 PM of a possible drowning incident in Lake Michigan, off of Bender Park.
Milwaukee County Sheriff personnel responded, along with the U.S. Coast Guard and the City of Oak Creek first responders. Those first responders say Hassan was swimming with family when he and two others were caught up in a rip current. Hassan's father told first responders the trio was swimming about 30 yards from shore in "somewhat shallow" water when they were pulled down.
9-year-old Mais Alabbas and her family were at the beach the next day. They visit the area often.
"Sometimes my mom says you can't go out there because it's way too dangerous," Mais said. "I was asking my mom to go here last night like at night so we could see the beach, but thank God we didn't because I didn't want to see a tragedy."
Details as to the circumstances of the victims entering the water and their presence in the park "are still being assembled," according to the MCSO.
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