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Boat capsizes in Chicago River

Monday, May 7, 2018
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A boat capsized Monday afternoon in the Chicago River near downtown.

The incident occurred at about 3 p.m. No one was injured.
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The small boat belonged to a contractor and a Wendella employee was on the boat and rescued by a large tour boat.

At one point, the employee was standing atop the overturned boat.

The boat was towed away to Chicago police's marine unit.
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Wendella said the employee was working on the boat when it took on more water than could be pumped out. It was not a Wendella boat.

It was immediately unclear what caused the boat to take on water.
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