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Seaman Amanda Wolf, a boat crew member from Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor in Chicago, performs CPR on a child aboard a vessel in Lake Michigan, July 21, 2016. Wolf successfully resuscitated the girl while in transit to Navy Pier. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)

CHICAGO - A U.S. Coast Guard crew on Thursday rushed to save a 2-year-old girl who had fallen from a boat into Lake Michigan near Chicago's Navy Pier.

When members of the Wilmette Harbor station reached the scene, the toddler had been pulled from the water and was on board the vessel, but she was unresponsive.

Coast Guard Seaman Amanda Wolf, a Wilmette crew member with EMT training, quickly assessed the little girl and began chest compressions and CPR while the vessel traveled back to Navy Pier, Chicago's popular waterfront tourist attraction.

Wolf was able to resuscitate the toddler, who was fully responsive by the time the boat docked.

Chicago Fire Department EMTs met the boat, and the girl was transferred to a local hospital so she could be checked out. Her name was not released.

Seaman Amanda Wolf, a boat crew member from Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor in Chicago, Illinois, performs CPR on a child aboard a vessel in Lake Michigan, July 21, 2016. Wolf successfully resuscitated the girl while in transit to Navy Pier. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)

The girl's mother told the Coast Guard her daughter was wearing a life jacket when she fell into the water.

"I am extremely proud of Seaman Wolf and the crew from Station Wilmette Harbor," said CDR Leanne Lusk, chief of response at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan. "Our partnerships with local agencies, such as Chicago Fire Department, and interagency training for emergencies were critical in saving the life of this little girl."