Boy Dies After Being Pulled from Water at Jericho Lake Park
Rescue divers pulled a 9-year-old boy from Jericho Lake in Montgomery on Sunday evening after he had been submerged for almost 45 minutes.
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Rescue divers pulled a young boy from Jericho Lake in Montgomery Sunday evening after he had been under the water for about 43 minutes, Sugar Grove fire officials said.
According to Gary Baum, assistant chief with the Sugar Grove Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to Jericho Lake at 6:04 p.m. for reports of a 9-year-old boy under the water.
Four divers searched for the boy beneath the surface of the lake, in zero visibility, while firefighters in two boats looked for him from above, Baum said.
The boy was found at 6:47 p.m. in 12 feet of water, Baum said. He was transported to Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora. No names have been released, and no further information is yet available.
Jericho Lake is a Fox Valley Park District park, and park district police were on scene. Sugar Grove Fire was assisted by firefighters from Aurora and Montgomery and Countryside fire departments, and Montgomery and Aurora police.
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crystal
8:10 pm on Sunday, May 27, 2012
Aww, what happened to this poor lil guy?? :(
Andre Salles
8:12 pm on Sunday, May 27, 2012
We don't know yet, Crystal. We're still getting details together. We'll post something when we know more. Thanks!
crystal
8:29 pm on Sunday, May 27, 2012
Thanks!! Praying.
Jean
8:52 pm on Sunday, May 27, 2012
Praying for this little guy!
Jessica
9:30 pm on Sunday, May 27, 2012
My fiance and I were just there fishing :( We got there around 11:30am, left around 4pm to eat dinner, then went back around 6:45pm and drove into the parking lot where all the police, fire trucks, and ambulances were, then were told the park is closing so we had to leave, didn't know what had happened until this was posted. So terribly sad as to think we may have passed by the family as we were leaving (there weren't many people there).
Patricia Hartman
9:01 pm on Monday, May 28, 2012
So sad, his family has my deepest sympathy.
andrea
8:47 am on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
this is really sad, does anyone know if he was there alone? where were his parents? how did he get in the water?
Jean
9:09 am on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
I believe todays article says he was swimming with family & friends.