Around 5:18 p.m., people were in the water at the 57th Street Beach and their rafts were sinking, according to Chicago Police Marine Unit communications.
At approximately 5:30 p.m., an update indicated rescuers were trying to save a man from drowning near the 5700 block of South Lake Shore Drive in Hyde Park.
Another male, clinging to a flotation device, was pulled from the water, around 5:37 p.m.
Immediately thereafter, a 4-year-old Hispanic male, was rescued from Lake Michigan and authorities were searching for the boy's parents, who reportedly left the child behind and swam to shore.
Shortly after 6 p.m., the little boy was reunited with his parents and everyone was accounted for, said authorities.
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