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Published Friday May 31 2019 9:57 am.
Palatine Fire Department is reminding the public about the importance of Life Jacket Loaner program that the full-service northwest suburban Chicago fire department has offered since at least 2013. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day, about 10 people die from unintentional drowning and unfortunately, children ages 1 to 4 have […]
Posted in Water Safety
Published Wednesday May 29 2019 11:34 am.
Boat Accident Involving Death: Liability & Investigation Can Turn to Civil Court When Crime Is Not Involved Rescue efforts for Huntley man who died at Lake Terramere in far north Arlington Heights on Memorial Day 2019 a paddle boat capsized. You may think of a paddle boat or pedal boat — also known as a […]
Posted in FIRE BLOG, Law, Water Safety
Published Tuesday May 28 2019 1:22 pm.
Rescue efforts for Huntley man who died at Lake Terramere in far north Arlington Heights on Memorial Day 2019 a paddle boat capsized. The identity of a man was released Monday morning after he died when a paddle boat capsized in Lake Terramere in far north Arlington Heights. David J. Fournier, age 44, of Huntley, […]
Posted in FIRE BLOG, Water Safety
Published Monday May 27 2019 9:20 pm.
Arlington Heights Fire Department firefighter/paramedics provide Advanced Life Support resuscitation to a drowning victim at Lake Terramere in far north Arlington Heights on Memorial Day 2019. UPDATE … CARDINAL NEWS | Identity Released for Huntley Man Who Died When Paddle Boat Capsized on Memorial Day in Lake Terramere, Arlington Heights Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics […]
Posted in Cardinal News Popular, FIRE BLOG, Water Safety
Published Saturday April 20 2019 10:41 am.
Authorities in northwest suburban Wauconda say one of two boys who fell overboard from a paddle boat Friday evening is still missing. Search and rescue efforts continued until about 2:38 a.m. Saturday and resumed this morning about 7:37 a.m. for a 9-year-old boy that went overboard from a paddleboat and was missing in Bangs Lake […]
Posted in Water Safety
Published Friday April 19 2019 7:54 pm.
9-Year-Old Boy Missing in Bangs Lake Hours After Falling Overboard from Paddleboat The search for a 9-year-old boy has shifted from a rescue mission to a recovery operation, authorities said Friday night. Wauconda police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:26 PM Friday April 19, 2019 to a report of a boat flipped with kids in the […]
Posted in Cardinal News Popular, Water Safety
Published Wednesday April 10 2019 3:44 pm.
Alderman Joe Moore said he wants to assemble a task force of water safety experts to help make the lake safer this summer. Since the drowning of 13-year-old Darihanne Torres, Alerman Joe Moore in Chicago’s 49th Ward has been calling for a renewed focus on lakefront safety. His suggestions include extended lifeguard hours, more signage […]
Posted in Water Safety
Published Wednesday April 03 2019 4:29 am.
RIVERS NEAR DAMS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ESCAPE FROM DROWNING Crews searched the DuPage River at Hammel Woods in Shorewood after two people went into the water. Troy FPD firefighters, divers and Will County Sheriff’s deputies initially responded to the the dam just west of I-55 and just north of Jefferson Street about 6:00 p.m. […]
Posted in Water Safety
Published Monday April 01 2019 1:02 pm.
Crews searched the DuPage River at Hammel Woods in Shorewood after two people went into the water. A recovery effort resumed Monday morning April 1, 2019 in the DuPage River just west of I-55 after two people went into the river near a dam in the Hammel Woods Forest Preserve Sunday March 31, 2019 about […]
Posted in Water Safety
Published Tuesday February 26 2019 6:45 am.
A 61-page report has been released revealing new information regarding a sailor who fell overboard and died during a sailboat race last July. The Chicago Yacht Club issued a 61-page report that has highlighted two main factors in the death of Jon Santarelli, who went overboard on Saturday July 21, 2018, and drowned in 6-8 […]
Posted in Water Safety
Published Saturday November 10 2018 1:01 pm.
Highland Park police officers and Highland Park firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:40 AM Saturday November 10, 2018 to a report of a body found near the Openlands Lakeshore Beach near north Highland Park, Fort Sheridan and Highwood. Divers and firefighter/paramedics were immediately on the scene on the north side of the Openlands. Highland Park police, Highwood […]
Posted in FIREBLOG C, Water Safety
Published Monday November 05 2018 5:00 pm.
The man who died following a cold water swim in Lake Michigan during a NWS Gale Warning Alert Sunday November 4, 2018 has been identified as Stanislaw Wlosek, Jr., age 46 of Itasca. His identity was released Monday November 5, 2018. Highland Park police and firefighter/paramedics and divers were dispatched to the scene near the […]
Posted in FIREBLOG C, Water Safety
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