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CHICAGO — A gust of wind blew a baby girl in a stroller into Lake Michigan on Wednesday afternoon.
Police said the stroller with the 8-month-old inside fell in the water on Chicago’s North Side at about 3 p.m.
Multiple witnesses on the scene quickly reacted and rescued the baby from the water, police said.
The little girl was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital for observation and was initially listed in good condition, CPD said.
Lio Cundiff says he doesn’t even swim, but knew he had only seconds to act when he saw what happened.
“Her kid could’ve been gone,” Cundiff said. “I see a stroller getting blown into the lake… and a lady screaming.”
Her mother was watching helplessly, he said.
“I can tell she was too panicked to do anything, so I was, like, ‘I guess I’m jumping in,'” Cundiff said. “That baby was – I wasn’t going to let that baby die. That’s crazy.”
Cundiff spoke to our sister station WLS-TV from his hospital bed following the harrowing rescue. Despite warmer air temperatures this week, Lake Michigan remains frigid.
“I’m just glad the stroller was up, not face down,” Cundiff said. “The baby dipped under a couple times, but I was able to keep her up. And she was breathing and crying when we got her out.”
Other witnesses helped them back on dry land.
“I hope she has a really cool future, and I’m happy I was there,” Cundiff said.
Cundiff says he’s in the hospital for heart monitoring and hopes to be released after an overnight stay.
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