Updated 2:46 p.m. it's confirmed that our friend Ron Washington drowned in Lake Michigan on Friday.
Much more later: enjoy your summer day, but please enjoy it safely.
Earlier report (without Ron's name) on the WGNTV website.At 2 p.m., [North Avenue Beach] lifeguards attempted to rescue 61-year-old Ronald Washington, a former collegiate hoopster and self-described chess “hustler” who for years had been a fixture near the beach.Washington, of the 100 block of West Maple Street, was fully clothed when a lifeguard pulled him from the water near 1400 N. Lake Shore Drive, according to police and park district spokespeople.Washington was pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m. at Northwestern Hospital.
Much more later: enjoy your summer day, but please enjoy it safely.
