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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Hero father-of-three who survived 9/11 drowns saving children from Lake Michigan

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A heroic father-of-three who survived the September 11 terrorist attacks has drowned while trying to save a group of children from an accident on Lake Michigan.

Luke Laidley, originally from Chicago, was boating near Centennial Park Beach on Tuesday when a tube he was pulling flipped over throwing several children into the water.

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