ANTIOCH (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 40-year-old man died Sunday after his snowmobile fell through ice into a lake near north suburban Antioch.
Two snowmobilers were riding on ice on Loon Lake near the 22900 block of West Lake Shore Drive in an unincorporated near Antioch when one of them crashed into the water, according to the Lake County sheriff’s office spokesman Chris Covelli.
Crews responded at about 11 p.m. and found the man submerged under water about 50 to 75 yards from the shore, Covelli said.
He was taken to Condell Medical Center in Libertyville and pronounced dead, Covelli said.
Lake County coroner Howard Cooper said the man was an Antioch resident. His name and autopsy results are expected to be released Tuesday.
Illinois Conservation Police, who are investigating the death, responded to the scene at about midnight, Covelli said. A spokesperson for the agency did not immediately reply to a request for details.