OAK CREEK, Wis. — Bender Beach in Oak Creek has been closed due to unsafe swimming conditions, the Oak Creek Health Department announced Monday.
"Bender Beach is closed due to unsafe swimming conditions," the department posted on Facebook. "Please do not swim until the beach is reopened."
The announcement comes less than 24 hours after three people were hospitalized in two separate water rescues at Bender Park Sunday evening.
The first rescue involved five victims at Bender Park at about 5:50 p.m. The first three were out of the water before the Oak Creek Fire Department arrived and were treated on the beach; however, there were still two victims in the water in need of help.
Both of the victims were taken to the hospital to treat their injuries, but once there, one refused treatment.
Watch: Emergency response at Bender Park Sunday night:
The second water rescue was about an hour later when a rowboat capsized and tossed two victims into Lake Michigan. When OCFD found the victims they were both on the rocky shoreline near the WE Energies Fishing Pier.
One of the victims could walk, but needed help from authorities and was looked over by paramedics at the scene. The victim refused treatment and was not taken to the hospital.
The other victim's injuries caused the Milwaukee Fire Department's Heavy Urban Rescue Team (H.U.R.T.) to try to move the victim using heavy equipment up the cliff just behind the rocky shore. They were then transported to the hospital for treatment.
The OCFD was helped by MFD H.U.R.T. and Dive Rescue teams, South Milwaukee Fire Department's rescue boat and paramedics, the Franklin Fire Department, the Cudahy Fire Department, the Oak Creek Police Department and the United States Coast Guard.
The incidents are under investigation.
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