A man suffered a severe injury after two personal watercrafts crashed into each other on Pistakee Lake just outside of the Village of Fox Lake Saturday afternoon, the sheriff said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 1:25 p.m. Saturday to the 400 block of Castle Road in Fox Lake […]
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Woman injured after striking head on bridge while standing on boat traveling in Chain O’ Lakes near Antioch
A woman was injured after hitting her head on a bridge while standing on a boat that was traveling on the Chain O’ Lakes near Antioch, initially prompting a water rescue response Saturday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Department responded around 6:30 p.m. Saturday to the area of Captain’s Quarters, 38283 […]
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Woman hospitalized after jet ski crashes into boat on Nippersink Lake near Village of Fox Lake
The sheriff is investigating after a woman was left hospitalized following a crash involving her jet ski and a boat on Nippersink Lake in Fox Lake Sunday evening. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:40 p.m. Sunday to Nippersink Lake for a report of a water rescue call. […]
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Man, woman hospitalized after boat crashes head-on into seawall on Fox River near Cary
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 […]