A fire department rescue response was sent after a car slid off the roadway onto an icy lake in Fox Lake before partially going into the water Tuesday evening. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 8:35 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Dick’s Marine Services, 32 North Pistakee […]
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Friends help rescue ice fisherman who fell through ice into Pistakee Bay near McHenry
An ice fisherman was transported to the hospital for hypothermia after he fell through the ice on Pistakee Bay near McHenry and was rescued by his friends. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 5 p.m. Friday to the 2800 block of Regner Road in unincorporated McHenry for a report of a water rescue. […]
Fire department rescues man found wandering around icy lake in unincorporated Lake Villa
A man found wandering around on an icy lake in unincorporated Lake Villa was rescued by the fire department and transported to the hospital Tuesday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday to the 25200 block of West Buena Avenue in unincorporated Lake Villa. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher […]
‘Unthinkable loss’: Family, friends remember father found dead after going missing following boating incident in Lake Forest
Family and friends are remembering a father of two after he went missing while boating near Lake Forest and was found dead a month later, which they described as an “unthinkable loss.” The Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Forest Police Department responded around 2:45 p.m. on October 13 to the Lake Forest Harbor boat […]
Father of 2 found dead 125 miles away month after going missing on Lake Michigan near Lake Forest
A 43-year-old man, who was a father of two, has been found dead 125 miles away a month after he went missing while boating on Lake Michigan near Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Forest Police Department responded around 2:45 p.m. on October 13 to the Lake Forest Harbor boat ramp, 601 […]
Person injured after being pinned by tractor in water following bridge collapse near Woodstock
One person was injured and airlifted to a hospital after being pinned under a tractor and partially submerged in water for over 30 minutes when a bridge collapsed under him near Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to a reported water rescue in the 3200 block of N. Route 47 in unincorporated Woodstock at about […]
Fire department rescues man who fell into Fox River, 2nd man who attempted rescue in McHenry
The fire department rescued a man who fell off a pier into the Fox River as well as a second man who attempted to rescue the victim in McHenry Saturday evening. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 5:10 p.m. Saturday to the 1400 block of North River Road in McHenry for a report […]
Coroner identifies man found dead after jet ski crash on Fox River near McHenry
The coroner has released the identity of a man who was found dead after a jet ski crash on the Fox River near McHenry that prompted a major fire department rescue response. An autopsy showed Jonathan Warner, 33, of McHenry, died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head, according to McHenry County […]
Man found dead after jet ski crash on Fox River near McHenry that prompted major rescue response
A man was found dead after a jet ski crash on the Fox River near McHenry that prompted a major fire department rescue response Sunday afternoon. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 1:54 p.m. Sunday to the area of Kief’s Reef, 3505 South Wright Road in unincorporated McHenry. Nunda Rural Fire Protection District […]