Edgewater: Authorities search for missing woman in Lake Michigan

Written By Chicago News Report on Thursday, June 21, 2012 | 6/21/2012 12:03:00 AM

Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at 11:37 p.m., Chicago police, along with the Chicago Marine Unit, were searching for a 22-year-old woman who was last seen floating in a raft at a North Side beach.

According to police dispatch reports, the woman’s husband saw her drifting away from shore in a red and white, rubber raft at Foster Beach, 5200 North Lake Shore Drive, between 9:45 p.m. and 10 p.m..

11:45 p.m. -- Authorities were still searching for the woman - whom police identified as Bianca Romero.

11:48 p.m. -- The Chicago Police Marine Unit was in the process of securing floodlights.

11:59 p.m. -- Police indicated the Coast Guard located Romero in the water. It appears she is alive and well.

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