Overview
- A woman entered the Des Plaines River near North Bay at Independence Grove to help her son around 7 p.m. Sunday and went underwater after getting him to a family member.
- A family member and bystanders pulled her from the water and paramedics treated her at the scene before she was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
- The Lake County Forest Preserves Police and the Lake County Medical Examiner’s Office have launched an investigation into the circumstances and cause of the death.
- Officials have not released the woman’s name and have provided only basic facts to protect the family’s privacy as the inquiry continues.
- Independence Grove sits on the Des Plaines River where changing currents and river conditions can be hazardous, and investigators’ findings could prompt renewed public safety notices and reviews of park water-safety measures.