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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
Published Tuesday September 11 2018 12:57 pm.
The body of a Glenview man, who had been missing since his kayak capsized on Lake Michigan Monday August 27, 2018, was found Saturday morning September 8, 2018 north of Highland Park where he and another male kayaker launched about 9:00 p.m. on August 27th — 12 days prior to the date he was found. […]
Posted in FIREBLOG C, Water Safety
Published Tuesday September 04 2018 6:12 am.
Lightning struck a man on Whalon Lake in Naperville and several buildings in the Chicago area. CBS 2 Chicago’s Charlie De Mar reports. Naperville police and firefighter/paramedics responded at 1:30 p.m. Monday September 3, 2018 to a report of a person struck by lightning at Whalon Lake, 1490 Royce Road. An engine and ambulance were […]
Posted in FIREBLOG C, Water Safety
Published Wednesday August 08 2018 11:40 am.
The death of Jason Saccone, an Arlington Heights man and Hersey graduate who was found unresponsive in Petite Lake on Saturday, August 4, 2018, has been ruled a drowning, Lake County authorities said Tuesday. Jason Saccone, 23, died Saturday after he was pulled from the water about 5 p.m. at the Petite Lake Sandbar, where […]
Posted in FIREBLOG C, Water Safety
Published Tuesday August 07 2018 9:06 am.
Two water incidents on Petite Lake in Lake County, one incident on Lake Mary, one incident on Lake Elizabeth, and one incident off the Lake Michigan shore in Waukegan resulted in three deaths and two survivors. Two water incidents — one fatal on Saturday August 4, 2018 — occurred on Petite Lake on the Chain […]
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