WATER RESCUE AND RECOVERY FOR 2 PEOPLE IN THE WATER IN THE FOX RIVER AT ROUTE 38, GENEVA

SAT APR 19 2014 ~5:10 PM
GENEVA FIRE DEPARTMENT
PERSON IN FOX RIVER/WATER RESCUE
FOX RIVER AT ROUTE 38, GENEVA, IL

REPORT OF TWO PEOPLE IN THE WATER WITH WATER RESCUE RESPONSE. TWO-PERSON KAYAK WITH TWO PEOPLE ABOARD WENT OVER THE DAM (IN LINE WITH HAMILTON ST) AFTER TRYING TO ESCAPE NORTHBOUND FROM THE SOUTHBOUND CURRENT. KAYAK WENT OVER DAM AND BOTH MALES WERE CAUGHT IN THE BOIL. ONE MALE WAS EJECTED FROM THE BOIL UNCONSCIOUS. HE WAS DISCOVERED FLOATING DOWNRIVER AND WAS RESCUED BY CITIZENS AND FIREFIGHTERS. FIRST VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO DELNOR HOSPITAL AND REPORTED TO BE RECOVERING.

SECOND VICTIM WAS RECOVERED DECEASED AT ABOUT 6:30 PM.

FOUR OTHER MEN (ALL WERE FROM BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS) ON TWO OTHER KAYAKS WERE NOT ENDANGERED.

FD BOAT(S): GENEVA, ST CHARLES, BATAVIA

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: WEST CHICAGO, ELBURN

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