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Active Search Underway After Child Swimming in Chain O' Lakes Never Resurfaced Near Village of Fox Lake
Authorities said the 15-year-old jumped from a boat without a life jacket before disappearing underwater, and divers searched for more than 90 minutes.
- On Monday, authorities recovered the body of a 15-year-old boy from Myers Bay in the Chain O'Lakes after he disappeared while swimming from a boat.
- The teenager jumped into the water from a boat without a life jacket around 6 p.m., failing to resurface as his friends attempted to search for him.
- First responders from the Fox Lake Fire Protection District and the Lake County Sheriff's Office arrived within minutes of the 911 call, initiating a large-scale rescue operation.
- Crews deployed dive teams, drones, and "side-scan sonar," shifting from rescue to "recovery mode" due to the time elapsed since the incident.
- Officials have not released the victim's identity, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources continues to lead the investigation into the drowning.
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Investigation Ongoing After 15-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Lake County’s Pistakee Lake - Internewscast Journal
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Usa newsBody of 15-year-old boy pulled from Pistakee Lake
A marine unit and multiple fire agencies were dispatched to the lake north of Chicago about 6 p.m. Monday after the boy "either jumped off a boat to swim or fell in the water," the Lake County Sheriff's Office said.
·Chicago, United States
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Body of missing 15-year-old swimmer recovered from Myers Bay on Chain O'Lakes in Fox Lake, officials say
It comes after the office said that its Marine Unit was assisting fire personnel in the search for a missing swimmer in Myers Bay, who went under earlier in the evening.
·New York, United States
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