The family of a 60-year-old man, who went missing while hunting on Fourth Lake before being found dead, says the man had just celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary and was recently retired. Preliminary autopsy results showed Patrick R. Serzynski, 60, of Lake Villa, died as a result of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer […]
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Coroner positively identifies body recovered as Lake Villa hunter who went missing on Fourth Lake
The coroner has positively identified a body recovered Saturday as the 60-year-old man who went missing while hunting on Fourth Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa. Preliminary autopsy results showed Patrick R. Serzynski, 60, of Lake Villa, died as a result of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. Serzynski was reported missing around 1:30 […]
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Body believed to be missing Lake Villa hunter recovered from Fourth Lake five days after his disappearance
Search crews on Saturday recovered a body believed to be the Lake Villa hunter who went missing five days ago while on Fourth Lake, authorities said. Patrick R. Serzynski, 60, of unincorporated Lake Villa, was reported missing around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Sheriff’s deputies learned Serzynski was hunting on Fourth Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa, Lake […]
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Officials believe missing Lake Villa hunter fell off his boat into Fourth Lake as third day of searches yield no results
Sheriff’s officials suspect a 60-year-old hunter fell into the water from his boat before his disappearance Monday. Crews searched for him for a third day in unincorporated Lake Villa Wednesday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a missing person. Deputies learned Patrick R. Serzynski, 60, of unincorporated […]
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Second day of searches resume for hunter who went missing on Fourth Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa
Emergency crews on Tuesday resumed their second day of searching by water and land for a 60-year-old hunter who went missing in unincorporated Lake Villa Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a missing person. Deputies learned Patrick R. Serzynski, 60, of unincorporated Lake Villa, was […]
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Active water, land search underway for 60-year-old hunter who went missing near Lake Villa
Emergency crews were actively searching by land and water for a 60-year-old hunter who went missing in unincorporated Lake Villa Monday morning, officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a missing person. Deputies learned a 60-year-old man was hunting on Fourth Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa, […]
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Driver arrested after driving car into pond, fleeing scene in Lake Forest
A driver was arrested after crashing their car into the middle of a pond in Lake Forest and fleeing the scene Sunday afternoon, police said. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 2:05 p.m. Sunday to Route 60 and Conway Farms Drive in Lake Forest for a report of a […]
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Fire department crews rescue woman from boat that began sinking on Lake Michigan in Winthrop Harbor
Fire department crews rescued a woman who was on a boat in distress that began taking on water on Lake Michigan in Winthrop Harbor Sunday afternoon. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 3 p.m. Sunday to the area of SkipperBud’s at 215 North Point Drive for a report of a water rescue. Fire officials […]
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Elderly man rescued from water after sailboat overturns on Silver Lake in Oakwood Hills
Fire department crews rescued an elderly man from Silver Lake in Oakwood Hills after his sailboat overturned in the middle of the lake Thursday morning. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 10:12 a.m. Thursday to the 100 block of Lakeview Lane in Oakwood Hills for a report of a water rescue. A 911 caller […]