Missing jet skier’s body pulled from Fox River in McHenry County

Emergency personnel recovered the body of a water skier who went missing in the Fox River Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

At around 1:54 p.m., the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded to a water rescue call in the area of ​​the Burton Bridge on Route 176 in unincorporated McHenry County. One person was reported missing and an overturned jet ski was found in the middle of the Fox River.

After an exhaustive search, rescuers recovered the body of the missing person around 3:06 p.m.

The motorcyclist’s name had not yet been released as of Sunday night. A second skier, driving a different boat, refused medical treatment at the scene, authorities said.

The incident remained under investigation by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

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