The parents of a 19-year-old man say they are in “immense pain” after the man, whose celebration of life is set for this week, died when he fell into a lake while canoeing in Oakwood Hills. The Cary, Fox River Grove and Nunda Rural fire protection districts responded around 1 a.m. on March 3 to […]
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Coroner identifies 19-year-old man found dead after canoe flips over on Silver Lake in Oakwood Hills
The coroner has released the identity of a 19-year-old man who was found dead after he and another man fell into Silver Lake in Oakwood Hills while canoeing Sunday morning. The Cary, Fox River Grove and Nunda Rural fire protection districts responded around 1 a.m. Sunday to the 100 block of Lake Shore Drive in Oakwood […]
Divers recover body of 19-year-old man after canoe flips over on Silver Lake in Oakwood Hills
A 19-year-old man was found dead by fire department divers following a search operation after two men fell into Silver Lake in Oakwood Hills while canoeing Sunday morning. The Cary, Fox River Grove and Nunda Rural fire protection districts responded around 1 a.m. Sunday to the 100 block of Lake Shore Drive in Oakwood Hills for […]
3-year-old boy dies after being found unresponsive in swimming pool in Winthrop Harbor
Authorities say a 3-year-old boy died in a “tragic accident” after he was found drowning in a swimming pool in the backyard of a home in Winthrop Harbor. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Winthrop Harbor Police Department responded around 5:20 p.m. Saturday to the 500 block of Garnett Avenue in Winthrop Harbor. Winthrop Harbor […]
Bystanders perform CPR on female who fell out of boat, nearly drowned on Lake Marie near Antioch
Bystanders performed CPR on an unresponsive female and successfully revived her after she fell out of a boat into Lake Marie near Antioch Sunday afternoon. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to the 41300 block of North Elime Road in unincorporated Antioch for a report of a […]
Coroner identifies 25-year-old man who drowned in Chain O’ Lakes near Lake Villa after jumping into water
The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 25-year-old man who drowned after jumping into the Chain O’Lakes and never resurfacing near Lake Villa Sunday morning. An autopsy performed Monday on Anthony Mendoza, 25, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, preliminarily showed he died as a result of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The […]
Rescuers locate body of 25-year-old man who drowned in Chain O’Lakes near Lake Villa
A 25-year-old was found dead by rescuers after he jumped into the water on the Chain O’Lakes near a Lake Villa residence and drowned early Sunday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit responded around 1:05 a.m. Sunday to the “Long Channel” located between Petite Lake and Spring Lake for a man who went underwater. […]
Lake Bluff man dies by drowning after tide comes in while stuck in Alaskan mud flats
A 20-year-old man from Lake Bluff died after he became stuck in mud flats and the tide came in, submerging and drowning him in water, in Alaska on Sunday. The Alaska State Troopers were notified around 5:52 p.m. Sunday about the incident. Zachary Porter, 20, of Lake Bluff, was stuck in tidal mud flats near […]
4-year-old dies after being flown to hospital following pool drowning near Richmond
A 4-year-old boy has died after he was rescued from a pool in critical condition near Richmond and flown to the hospital over the weekend. The Richmond Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:40 p.m. Saturday to the 10000 block of Keystone Road in unincorporated Richmond for a report of […]