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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The shore of Lake Michigan with the Chicago skyline in the background.

Evanston Fire concludes recovery search and rescue efforts for missing swimmer after ‘exhausting’ all resources

June 30, 2024

The Evanston Fire Department concluded a recovery search and rescue operation this afternoon for a missing swimmer off of Lighthouse Beach identified as a 41-year-old man. The operation started yesterday...

A boat patrols the water near Park Avenue Beach Park in Highland Park. Officials confirmed Tuesday evening the missing kayaker is not a NU student.

Missing kayaker not a Northwestern student, officials confirm

August 28, 2018

The 20-year-old male reported missing after his kayak overturned in Lake Michigan late Monday is not a Northwestern student, a Highland Park press release confirmed Tuesday. The release identified the...

Evanston lifeguards David Altman, Jack Killheffer and Tudor Byas were honored by Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl at Monday's City Council meeting. The lifeguards rescued a man whose boat sank earlier this month about a mile and a half off the coast of the Northwestern campus.

Tisdahl honors lifeguards behind rescue mission in Lake Michigan

July 17, 2013

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl commended three lifeguards Monday for rescuing a man from a sunken boat. At the beginning of a City Council meeting, Tisdahl said David Altman, Tudor Byas and Jack...

Police officers remove the crime scene tape surrounding the harbor Wednesday evening. As of Wednesday night, Maddula has not been found.

Family’s hopes fade as search for Harsha Maddula expands to Wilmette

September 27, 2012

The search for missing Northwestern student Harsha Maddula took a grim turn Wednesday. Investigators launched a massive search effort in the morning at Wilmette Harbor after learning that the last signal...

Wilmette police officers examine the perimeter of the harbor Wednesday. The search for Maddula began in the morning and continued until sunset.

Updated: Coast Guard searches for Harsha Maddula in Wilmette Harbor

September 26, 2012

The search for missing Northwestern student Harsha Maddula has expanded to Wilmette. In a news release this morning, University spokesman Al Cubbage said authorities are "widening" the manhunt to include...

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