Fire officials say a woman died after she was found unresponsive and rescued from an outdoor pool at a residence near Harvard Saturday afternoon.
The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:14 p.m. Saturday to the 10900 block of White Oaks Road in unincorporated Harvard for a report of a drowning.
Harvard Fire Protection District Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said paramedics arrived to find an unresponsive adult female.
She had already been removed from an above-ground pool by a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy.
The deputy had initiated CPR on her prior to the fire department arriving.
Vucha said paramedics immediately took over care and initiated advanced lifesaving efforts.
A Mercyhealth REACT medical helicopter was initially requested but was later canceled.
Additional support was provided by Mercyhealth MD-1, a physician-staffed emergency response vehicle.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by the responding Mercyhealth physician despite “extensive efforts” to save her, Vucha said.
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and the woman’s identity has not been released yet.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the drowning.