Fire officials say a man was injured and transported to the hospital after two WaveRunners crashed into each other on the Fox River in Fox River Grove Tuesday afternoon. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:55 p.m. Tuesday to the 8700 block of Gardner Road in Fox […]
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4 injured after two personal watercrafts crash into each other on Gages Lake near Grayslake
Four people in their 20s were injured after two personal watercrafts crashed into each other on Gages Lake outside of Grayslake while they were visiting a friend on Labor Day. The Lake County Sheriff‘s Office and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 12 p.m. Monday to Gages Lake for a report of a water rescue. […]
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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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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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WaveRunner operator ejected into water, seriously injured after crashing into boat near Antioch
A 53-year-old man was seriously injured after he was ejected from his WaveRunner when he crashed into a boat on Petite Lake near Antioch Saturday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit and Antioch Fire District responded around 3:10 p.m. Saturday to the area of the 39300 block of North Lake Court in unincorporated Antioch […]
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Man hospitalized after boat hits jet ski, flees scene on Fox River near McHenry
Police are searching for the driver of a boat that struck a jet ski, injuring a man, and fled the scene on the Fox River near McHenry Sunday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 8:24 p.m. Sunday to the 1000 block of River Terrace Drive in Johnsburg […]