Monday, July 30, 2012

Girl dies days after being pulled from water at North Avenue Beach

A  12-year-old girl who was pulled from Lake Michigan near North Avenue Beach Friday has died from her injuries.
Aiyonna Jones of the 8400 block of South Brandon Avenue was pronounced dead at 7:20 a.m. at Lurie Children's Hospital.
Jones was hit by large waves off North Avenue Beach Friday evening and was rescued by lifeguards who noticed someone was in distress.
The lifeguards started cardiopulmonary resuscitation which was continued by Chicago Fire Department paramedics to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She was listed in critical condition at Northwestern where she was transferred to Lurie Children's Hospital where she later died

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