Chicago man who drowned trying to help children had survived 9/11 attacks

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Chicago man who drowned trying to help children had survived 9/11 attacks
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A man who drowned in Lake Michigan while trying to help kids struggling in the lake was a survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks

Witnesses said Luke Laidley, 43, was boating Tuesday with others on the lakefront north of Chicago when he jumped into the lake to help at least one child who had fallen off a raft being pulled by the boat.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

The obituary adds that Laidley was 21 and on his second day on the job with Morgan Stanley in the World Trade Center’s South Tower when it was struck by a hijacked plane on 9/11, during the terrorist attacks that day.

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