March 28, 2024
Local News

Man rescued from icy Bangs Lake

WAUCONDA – Firefighters on Thursday night rescued an ATV rider who fell through the ice on Bangs Lake, according to the Wauconda Fire District.

Crews were called to the lake about 10:15 p.m. and found a man and his ATV in the icy water about a half-mile from shore, a news release said. The man was clinging to an ATV tire.

Four rescuers wearing cold-water immersion suits walked onto the ice and pulled the man from the water, using with an inflatable raft, the release said.

The 30-year-old man was taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington for treatement of exposure.

– Lawerence Synett