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 […]
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Sheriff says boat did not run over boy in Fox River Grove near drowning incident
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that a 6-year-old Cary boy rescued from the Fox River on July 15 was not ran over by a boat, but instead was a ‘near drowning’ incident. Emergency crews were called at 4:45 p.m. on July 15 to Picnic Grove Park, 598 Birch Lane in Fox River Grove, for […]