CFD Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt confirmed the member was swimming with family while off the lakefront.
The Chicago Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Officials have confirmed the death of a 14-year-veteran with the department, who was out for a swim with family in Lake Michigan when he was pulled under the water Sunday morning.
A source tells CBS 2 that the member was at 31st Street Beach and had just ended his shift before heading to the beach. CFD Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt confirmed the member was swimming with family while off the lakefront when he went under around 7:30 a.m. CFD and relatives have identified him as 43-year-old Wilbert Hayes, who had been with the department since 2009.
Hayes' wife posted on Facebook Sunday, calling him"an exceptional husband, father, big brother and friend." "Crews quickly responded and located him underwater, but despite advanced care of our own paramedics and the medical team at the University of Chicago, he passed away," Nance-Holt said."The loss of any of our members is a loss for the first responder community and the city as a whole.
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