Authorities recovered a physique Wednesday night time within the suburban reservoir the place a person went lacking whereas swimming earlier this week.
Round 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Forest Protect District of DuPage County mentioned their police discovered the person’s physique whereas looking out the reservoir by kayak.
Forest Protect District of DuPage County police mentioned they’re persevering with to analyze the incident.
The DuPage County Coroner’s Workplace will establish the physique and decide the official reason behind loss of life, the forest protect mentioned.
The forest protect will resume regular working hours Thursday morning.
DuPage County officers started draining the Wooden Dale / Itasca Reservoir Tuesday as part of the search.
Water ranges on the reservoir had dropped roughly 12 to 18 inches as of 5:30 p.m., a consultant of the Forest Protect District of DuPage County mentioned, including that the method is shifting slower than anticipated.
A robotic watercraft geared up with sonar was additionally deployed by the Illinois Division of Pure Sources Conservation Police to help within the search.
Round 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wooden Dale Fireplace Safety District officers responded to a report and video exhibiting an individual within the Wooden Dale / Itasca Reservoir close to the intersection of North Wooden Dale Street and College Road, the district mentioned.
Witnesses reported listening to a person, who they mentioned was on the reservoir with a lady, swimming earlier than sudden screams for assist broke out.
“I simply hear the man screaming for the lady to return inside and he was screaming after which I finished listening to the screams,” Victoria Ostasz mentioned.
Swimming within the reservoir will not be allowed, authorities mentioned. The reservoir is for storm water retention, holding overflow water from Salt Creek.
There are “very highly effective drains” within the reservoir, one neighbor mentioned.
Family members of the lacking man mentioned they believed he was within the space visiting his girlfriend. They recognized him as Hipólito “Polo” Hernandez, a father of 5.
Photographs and movies on the scene confirmed a big emergency response for the search as of 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Divers and drones have been deployed to help with the search, officers mentioned.
Additional particulars surrounding the incident weren’t instantly recognized.
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