Overview
- A 15-year-old boy reportedly jumped from a boat at Myers Bay on Pistakee Lake and did not resurface while friends were swimming on Monday evening.
- Friends on the boat first tried to locate the missing swimmer before a large rescue response was summoned to the scene.
- Dive teams and emergency crews searched the water for roughly 90 minutes to two hours before recovering a body that was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The Lake County Sheriff's Office and local agencies including the Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Illinois Conservation Police recovered the body but have not released the teen's name.
- Myers Bay is part of the popular Chain O' Lakes recreational area, officials stress the investigation is ongoing and the case underscores the risks of swimming from boats without life jackets.