A man and a woman were hospitalized after they were injured when a boat crashed head-on into a seawall on the Fox River near Cary Thursday afternoon. The Cary Fire Protection District, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Police responded around 12:38 p.m. Thursday to the 2300 block of Grove Lane […]
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Funeral arrangements set for child killed just after 13th birthday in boating crash near Antioch
Funeral services are set for one of two children killed in a crash involving a WaveRunner and boat on a lake near Antioch just days after she celebrated her 13th birthday. The accident happened around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday in the area of the 42000 block of 4th Avenue in unincorporated Antioch. The Lake County Sheriff’s […]
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‘Our hearts are broken’: 1 of 2 girls killed in boating crash near Antioch remembered as ‘loving and caring’
One of two children killed after a WaveRunner collided with a boat on Lake Marie near Antioch was a soccer player and had wanted to be a teacher when she was older, her boyfriend said. The accident happened around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday in the area of the 42000 block of 4th Avenue in unincorporated Antioch. […]
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Coroner identifies 2 children killed after WaveRunner, boat crash on Lake Marie near Antioch
The coroner has released the identities of two children killed after the WaveRunner they were riding on collided with a boat on Lake Marie near Antioch Tuesday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit and Patrol Division and Antioch Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to the area of the 42000 block of […]
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2 children killed after WaveRunner, boat collide on Lake Marie near Antioch
Two children — ages 13 and 16 — have died after the WaveRunner they were riding on collided with a boat at a high rate of speed on Lake Marie near Antioch Tuesday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit and Patrol Division and Antioch Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to the […]
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Three people injured, two critically, after a boat and WaveRunner collide on Lake Marie in Antioch
Three people were injured, two critically, when a boat crashed with a WaveRunner on Lake Marie in Antioch Tuesday evening, authorities said. Antioch Fire Department Chief Jon Cokefair said units were called to the scene of the crash on Lake Marie at 5:19 p.m. Tuesday for a report of the WaveRunner hitting the boat near […]
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Funeral set for married couple who died in high-speed boat crash along Fox River near McHenry
Funeral services are set for this weekend for a married couple, who were just weeks away from their 33rd anniversary, who died in a high-speed boat crash near McHenry. The incident happened around 5:40 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Country Club Drive in unincorporated McHenry. Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director of Communications […]
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Coroners releases identity of 2nd victim after married couple killed in boat crash with house near McHenry
The coroner has identified the second victim after a couple, who were just weeks away from their 33rd anniversary, died in a high-speed boat crash along the Fox River near McHenry. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said an autopsy performed Tuesday showed Julie Mertins, 61, of McHenry, died as a result of blunt force […]
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Coroner identifies 1 of 2 victims killed after boat travels off Fox River, hits house near McHenry
The coroner has identified one of two victims, who were married, that died when a boat traveling “very fast” on the Fox River ran aground and struck a house near McHenry. An autopsy showed that Timothy Mertins, 62, of McHenry, died as a result of blunt force injuries in a boat crash, according to Lake […]