A mother and her 14-year-old daughter were both pulled unresponsive and revived after nearly drowning in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Thursday afternoon. The Beach Park Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:15 p.m. Thursday to Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive in an unincorporated area […]
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Child helps rescue 19-year-old man who nearly drowned in lake at beach in Lincolnshire
Authorities say a teenager nearly drowned but was saved by a 13-year-old who rescued the older teen from the water at a beach in Lincolnshire Wednesday evening. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District and Lincolnshire Police Department responded around 5:49 p.m. Wednesday to Spring Lake Park, 49 Oxford Drive in Lincolnshire, for a medical emergency. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods […]
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Off-duty nurse saves life of 1-year-old found unresponsive in pool at community center in Lake Barrington
An off-duty nurse saved the life of a 1-year-old who was found face down in a pool and not breathing at a recreation center pool in Lake Barrington Sunday afternoon. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:30 p.m. Sunday to Lake Barrington Shores Recreation Center, 64 Old Barn Road in […]
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New Winthrop Harbor Rescue Swimmer program pays dividends by assisting pond swimmer in distress
A new, two-week-old Winthrop Harbor Fire Department program proved helpful on Friday when officials were called to rescue a swimmer in distress. Coda Fernhout, a paramedic firefighter with the Winthrop Harbor Fire Department, said rescue personnel were called to Village Park in the 2500 block of 7th Street in Winthrop Harbor for a swimmer in […]
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3-year-old child transported to hospital after nearly drowning in pool at aquatic center in Cary
A three-year-old child was transported to the hospital after being rescued from the water in a near-drowning at an aquatic center in Cary Sunday afternoon. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 12:37 p.m. Sunday to Sunburst Bay Aquatic Center, 1201 North First Street in Cary, for a report of a drowning. Paramedics arrived within […]
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Man dies after being rescued from lake by bystanders while swimming with friend in Lake in the Hills
A 31-year-old man has died in the hospital after bystanders rescued him from Woods Creek Lake where he was swimming with a friend in Lake in the Hills Saturday evening. The Lake in the Hills Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 5 p.m. Saturday to Woods Creek Lake, 147 […]
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Bystanders rescue unresponsive man from lake, perform CPR on him in Lake in the Hills
A 31-year-old was found unresponsive in Woods Creek Lake in Lake in the Hills and rescued by bystanders, who performed CPR on him until first responders arrived Saturday evening. The Lake in the Hills Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 5 p.m. Saturday to Woods Creek Lake, 147 Hilltop […]
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5-year-old child in serious condition after nearly drowning in outdoor pool at Gurnee apartment complex
A 5-year-old child was rushed to the hospital in serious condition after nearly drowning in an outdoor swimming pool of a Gurnee apartment complex Thursday afternoon, fire officials said. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded at 4:59 p.m. Thursday to the Northlake Farms Apartments, 6700 Derby Drive in Gurnee, for a report […]
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Bystander who rescued, revived child found unresponsive in pool in Buffalo Grove honored by fire chief
A bystander who rescued an unresponsive boy who nearly drowned in a pool and successfully revived him in Buffalo Grove has been recognized by the fire chief. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department and Buffalo Grove Police Department responded around 6:15 p.m. on July 15 to the 1200 block of Johnson Drive. Buffalo Grove Fire Chief […]