Boat capsizes on an Illinois lake, young girl found unharmed, grandfather and great-grandfather found dead

Boat capsizes on an Illinois lake, young girl found unharmed, grandfather and great-grandfather found dead

  • A 7-year-old girl was rescued safe and two men were found dead after the boat they were in capsized in LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Illinois.
  • According to police, the girl was wearing a life jacket, but the men were not.
  • The two men were the girl’s 53-year-old grandfather and 80-year-old great-grandfather.

Two Indiana men have died and a seven-year-old girl was rescued unharmed after the boat they were fishing from was found capsized on a lake in eastern Illinois.

Police responded to a 911 call in the LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife area on Sunday, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said in a news release Monday.

The girl was wearing a life jacket and was found on shore with park visitors. She had been on the 17-foot boat with her 53-year-old grandfather and 80-year-old great-grandfather. Police said the two men were not wearing life jackets.

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Two Indiana men were killed and a seven-year-old girl was rescued unharmed after the boat they were fishing from was found capsized on a lake in eastern Illinois. (Fox News)

A coroner pronounced them dead after their bodies were recovered around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday.

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The girl’s grandfather was from Merrillville, Indiana, while her great-grandfather lived in Gary, Indiana.

Police were investigating why the boat capsized. The 2,000-acre lake is located near Marseilles, about 84 miles southwest of Chicago.

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