A 46-year-old man died while canoeing in Loon Lake in the northern
suburbs of Illinois on Monday after he jumped in the water to try and
save a cat.
Officials with the Lake County Sheriff's office were called to the scene
in Antioch a little after 7:30pm. The man was in a canoe with another
man and woman on Loon Lake when the cat, also in the canoe, jumped into
the water, police said.
The man tried to save the cat but went under the water, according to authorities. His body was recovered shortly after midnight. The identification of the man, who police say is from Ingleside, has not yet been released.
Police said alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the incident. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is investigating the death. It is not known what happened to the cat.
The man tried to save the cat but went under the water, according to authorities. His body was recovered shortly after midnight. The identification of the man, who police say is from Ingleside, has not yet been released.
Police said alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the incident. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is investigating the death. It is not known what happened to the cat.
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