A body was found under the ice on Wonder Lake as officers and the fire department searched for a missing person in Wonder Lake Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 3:45 p.m. Saturday to the 5200 block of West Lake Shore Drive in Wonder Lake for a report of a water recovery.
Wonder Lake Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Chris Kozel said the Wonder Lake Police Department and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office were already on the scene.
Law enforcement had been searching for a missing person who had gone missing from a residence on the same block.
A police drone spotted what appeared to be a human body approximately 100 feet from shore, Kozel said.
Crews deployed a specialized ice rescue craft to investigate and confirmed the body was in the water under the ice.
Kozel said firefighters in ice rescue suits entered the water and recovered the victim.
No firefighters were injured during the recovery and the incident remains under investigation by law enforcement, Kozel said.
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and took possession of the body for an autopsy.
The victim’s identity has not been released and it is unclear whether it is the same subject as the missing person.
The person who went missing was an adult male and had not been seen for several days. He was first reported missing to the sheriff’s office on Saturday.
Neither the Wonder Lake Police Department nor the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has released information on the incident.