A 2-year-old child is improving after he was found unresponsive in a pool in Wadsworth. Family members and sheriff’s deputies performed CPR on him, saving his life. The Newport Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:45 p.m. Saturday to the 42300 block of North Delany Road in Wadsworth for a drowning. […]
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Child flown to hospital in critical condition after near-drowning in pool in Richmond
Authorities say a young child is in critical condition after bystanders rescued the drowning child from a pool and performed CPR on them in Richmond. The Richmond Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:40 p.m. Saturday to the 10000 block of Keystone Road in unincorporated Richmond for a report of […]
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3 officers nominated for saving life of 3-year-old boy found unresponsive in pond in Lake in the Hills
Three police officers were nominated for an award for saving the life of a 3-year-old boy by performing CPR on him after he was found drowning in a pond in Lake in the Hills. The McHenry County Chiefs of Police Association held their annual Officer of the Year ceremony last Friday. Lake in the Hills […]
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42-year-old man in critical condition after fire department divers pull him from lake near Round Lake
Rescuers pulled a 42-year-old man from a lake in unincorporated Round Lake Saturday morning after the man nearly drowned while trying to retrieve his canoe that floated away. The Grayslake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:15 a.m. Saturday to the 34400 block of North Circle Drive in unincorporated Round Lake. […]
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Good Samaritans, police officers honored for saving child who nearly drowned in Lake in the Hills
Several police officers and Good Samaritans were honored on Thursday for rescuing and performing CPR on a child who nearly drowned in a pond in Lake in the Hills in July. The incident happened around 12:40 p.m. on July 23 in the 1000 block of Mason Lane in Lake in the Hills. The Huntley Fire […]
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Child in critical condition after being rescued from pond in Lake in the Hills
A child is in critical condition after bystanders rescued them from a pond in a Lake in the Hills neighborhood Friday afternoon, fire officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 12:40 p.m. Friday to the 1000 block of Mason Lane in Lake in the Hills for […]
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Good Samaritans rescue unconscious, unresponsive man from Lake Michigan near Zion
Fire officials say Good Samaritans rescued a pulseless man who had been in Lake Michigan “for an extended period of time” at the Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Monday evening. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:59 p.m. Monday to Isherwood Beach off of 17th Street in Zion for […]
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14-year-old boy in critical condition after being rescued from Lake Michigan
A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was rescued from Lake Michigan by fire department divers near the Waukegan Harbor Friday evening. The Waukegan Fire Department was called around 6 p.m. Friday for a report of a person who went under the water at the Waukegan Harbor and Marina near Madison Street […]
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Man in critical condition after near drowning on Chain O’ Lakes
For the third time in a week, someone has drowned or nearly drowned on the Chain O’ Lakes. This time, a 70-year-old man was rescued after falling into the water. Lake County Sheriff Detective Rebecca Loeb said that the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was called to Barnacle Bob’s Boat Rentals on Lake Marie near […]