Lacking swimmer’s physique present in Myers Bay on Chain O’ Lakes in Fox Lake, Illinois: hearth division officers

FOX LAKE, Ill. (WLS) — Officials with the Fox Lake Fire Protection District mentioned a young person was out swimming in Myers Bay and by no means got here again up on Monday night.

The 911 name got here in round 6 p.m., and inside minutes, first responders from Fox Lake, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and several other different neighboring businesses responded.

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Officials say the preliminary studies obtained indicated that boy, round 15 years previous, was swimming within the bay off of a ship within the water and by no means resurfaced.

Chopper 7 was over the scene, the place varied emergency automobiles and boats could possibly be seen, at about 7 p.m.

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For about an hour and a half, divers and search groups carried out what they hoped could be a rescue operation earlier than the search shifted to a restoration operation. Divers entered the water a number of occasions.

A drone was additionally deployed, however crews later converted to what they referred to as “side-scan sonar,” and that’s how they had been capable of finding {the teenager} practically two hours after he was reported lacking.

The teenager’s id has not been launched. Officials haven’t mentioned what could have led to him going underwater.

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