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Child sole survivor of boat capsize.
Two men have died and their 7-year-old granddaughter survived when their boat capsized on LaSalle Lake.
Published August 20, 2024 at 10:29am by Saman Shafiq
DNR: 7-year-old girl found safe, two men presumed dead after boat capsized at LaSalle Lake
A 7-year-old girl was rescued from a capsized boat while her 53-year-old grandfather and 80-year-old great-grandfather, both from Indiana, were presumed dead, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said.
Two Indiana men were presumed dead and their 7-year-old granddaughter rescued after a boat capsized at LaSalle Lake, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Monday.
The girl was wearing a life jacket, but the men were not, the department said.
"Authorities received a 911 call about a distressed boater at the 2,000-acre lake near Marseilles shortly after noon Sunday," the DNR said in a news release.
First responders from multiple agencies searched the lake and recovered the bodies of the men around 7:45 p.m., the department said. The girl was safe on shore with park visitors who helped contact her family.
The men were identified as the girl's 53-year-old grandfather from Merrillville and her 80-year-old great-grandfather from Gary, Indiana, the department said.
The cause of the capsize is under investigation.
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