Glenview Fire Department and Prospect Heights Fire Department responded to a discovery of a body in river debris near the Allision Pavillion in the Cook County Forest Preserve in unincorporated Wheeling Township. The body was discovered about 12:30 p.m. in the Des Plaines River about one-quarter mile south of Milwaukee Avenue by a couple that was kayaking. Firefighters and divers staged near Lake Avenue and River Road for a short time.

The body has been identified as Sangitagen Patel, 32. She was missing since January 2, 2010 and was last seen when she left her job at a Subway restaurant in Wheeling.

Citizens with any possible leads or information are asked to call the Cook County Forest Preserve (708) 771-1001.

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Lemont Fire Protection District requested a an extra alarm for a Diver’s Box after a car was reported in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near River and Stephens streets in Lemont Sunday morning. Rescuers received a call for a car in the canal just before 7:00 a.m. Sunday. Rescuer’s found the car, but did not have confirmation whether a person was also in the water. A short time later, diver’s found the body of Thomas Janeczko, 48, of the Norwood Park in Chicago.

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Chicago Fire Department received a report about 11:40 am. Saturday of a man in trouble in the waters of Lake Michigan. Chicago police and firefighters arrived on the scene at the 5700 block of the South shoreline of Lake Michigan to find a surfboard and the man. The man was surfing on Lake Michigan, and he was not in distress. The surfer claims it’s legal to surf year round on Lake Michigan. CPD and the surfer are sorting out the details as he casually carries the surfboard, and the CFD water rescue companies are returning to quarters.

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Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District was called for an extra alarm Diver’s Box about 1:15 p.m. after a crew member from US Aqua Vac of Colorado was reported to be trapped under water and out of air in the east pond of 1 Baxter Parkway North in Deerfield. Several area fire departments assisted the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Department as part of the mutual aid agreement for the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. Firefighter/divers were able to remove Michael Johnson and provide Advanced Life Support. Michael Johnson was airlifted to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, but was pronounced dead at 3:23 p.m. Tuesday.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office identified the man as Michael Johnson, 45, of Fountain, Colorado, who was a diver who worked for US Aqua Vac — contracted by Baxter to clean ponds on the property.

A co-worker attempted to rescue Johnson, but was unable to sustain his work due to hypothermia.

Lake County sheriff’s police are investigating the drowning, which is believed to be an accidental death.

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Kankakee River near South Washington Avenue bridge were the river flows from east to west.

Harry Smith, 29, and Curtis Malone 52, were in a bass boat in the Kankakee River just east of the Canadian National Railroad viaduct, south of the Kankakee Amtrak Station, and near South Washington Avenue bridge when the boat capsized and got tossed over the dam just before 10:00 a.m.

The Kankakee Fire Department launched a rescue boat just before 10:10 a.m. at Bird Park and were able to rescue the two men who managed to get themselves to waist-deep water. The men were pulled out of the water by 10:20 a.m. after an original report of the men floating down river. The staging area for rescuers was Kennedy and Court.

Both men were transported to Provena St. Mary’s Hospital where they were treated for hypothermia and released. One of the men also had a small laceration.

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A dive box called for Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin at 7800 100th St. for a water rescue at about 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

Long Grove Fire Protection District responding with their side-scan sonar and technician. Buffalo Grove Fire Department, Antioch Fire Department, Mundelein Fire Department, Lake Zurich Fire Department, Zion Fire Department, Kenosha County Dive Team, Bristol FD, Salem FD, Somers FD, Randall FD and others also responded to assist Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue.

A 24 year-old man was pulled from a retention pond at about 2:15 p.m. in about 7 feet of water. After swimming, he went under at about 1:25 p.m. while struggling in the water in a retention pond near Lakeview Corporate Park.

Efforts to revive the man failed and he was pronounced dead at St. Catherine’s Medical Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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