RedactedNarrative: On 07/30/11 at approximately 1:30 pm Victim boarded a vessel and  left Belmont Harbor with several of his friends to attend a boat party identified as the "Playpen Party". Victim, according to his friends had consumed a great deal of alcohol throughout the day and was extremely intoxicated. While tied to several anchored vessel in the playpen he fell overboard twice and had to be rescued by his friends. At about 4:30 pm Victim had an altercation with the owner of the boat, the altercation was settled but the they felt it was time to leave the party and return to Belmont Harbor. At about 5:00 pm they left the party heading north, at around North Ave Victim who was seated in the passenger seat on the portside decided to get up and walk toward the stern of the boat where the boat owner was seated. Owner said that Victim grabbed him around the throat and began choking him and then grabbed him in the face. Owner said he grabbed the wrist of Victim to prevent further choking when Victim lost his footing and fell overboard. 
  
  The operator heard the frantic yelling that Victim was overboard so he turned the boat around to rescue him but unfortunatly by the time they arrived at the location Victim was under the water. The operator then used the marine ban radio to notify police and they arrived within minutes. A police diver jumped in and recovered Victim, he was then transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he remains in critical condition. 
  
  All parties aboard the vessel were taken to the Joint Marine Facility to be interviewed by IDNR Law Enforcement, the vessel was also secured and processed at the JMF.
  
  
  
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lake Michigan
NearestCityTown: Chicago                       