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Coroner releases identity of swimmer found dead days after going missing on Lake Catherine near Antioch

The coroner has released the identity of a 52-year-old man whose body was found Monday after he drowned while swimming on Lake Catherine near Antioch Saturday. A preliminary autopsy performed Tuesday showed Robert Mozdzynski, 52, of Mount Prospect, died as a result of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Lake County Sheriff’s […]

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Body believed to be 52-year-old man found days after he went missing on Lake Catherine near Antioch

Fire department divers recovered a body in Lake Catherine near Antioch Monday that is believed to be the swimmer who went missing Saturday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Protection District responded around 3:50 p.m. Saturday to the area of the 43100 block of North Andyville Lane in unincorporated Antioch for a water […]

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Coroner rules U.S. Navy sailor’s manner of death ‘undetermined’ after body found in Lake Michigan near Waukegan

The coroner has ruled U.S. Navy sailor Seamus Gray’s manner of death as undetermined after he went missing in Waukegan and his body was found in Lake Michigan. The Lake County Coroner’s Office told Lake and McHenry County Scanner Friday morning they have concluded their investigation into the death of 21-year-old Seamus Gray. The coroner’s […]

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‘Sadness and pain’: Waukegan mayor reacts after body of missing U.S. Navy sailor found in Lake Michigan

The Waukegan mayor said she cannot “begin to imagine feeling the sadness and pain” that the family of Seamus Gray is experiencing after the missing U.S. Navy sailor was found dead Wednesday. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said officers were on a traffic stop around 7:08 p.m. Wednesday near the Waukegan Harbor when ComEd […]

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Missing U.S. Navy sailor died of drowning in Lake Michigan near Waukegan, no signs of foul play, coroner says

An autopsy showed the missing 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor found in Lake Michigan near Waukegan died of drowning and there were no signs of foul play. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said officers were on a traffic stop around 7:08 p.m. Wednesday near the Waukegan Harbor when ComEd workers flagged down the officers. The […]

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Coroner confirms missing U.S. Navy sailor was body found in Lake Michigan in Waukegan

The coroner has confirmed the missing 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor was the body recovered from Lake Michigan in Waukegan Wednesday evening. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said officers were on a traffic stop around 7:08 p.m. Wednesday near the Waukegan Harbor when ComEd workers flagged down the officers. The workers reported they were doing […]

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Coroner positively identifies body found in Fox River as woman who went missing from Jewel-Osco in Algonquin

The coroner’s office said they have positively identified the body recovered from the Fox River in Carpentersville Monday as the 52-year-old woman who went missing in Algonquin. The Kane County Coroner’s Office said they were called around 8:50 a.m. Monday to the area of Bolz Road and Williams Road in Carpentersville. The Carpentersville police and […]