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Monday, March 11, 2013

UPDATED: Bolingbrook Man Dead After Car Crashes into Romeoville Retention Pond

Adam Johnson, 28, was extricated from the vehicle and pronounced dead at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital. Three other people escaped from the submerged car.

Updated at 10:45 a.m. March 11 A Bolingbrook man died early Monday after being pulled from a Romeoville retention pond following a single-vehicle crash. The car, a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, was traveling on Lakeview Drive at Remington Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. when it left the roadway and crashed into the retention pond, according to police. Romeoville Cmdr. Ken Kroll said three occupants were able to free themselves from the car, which became completely submerged in the pond. He said no other vehicles are believed to have been involved in the crash. After swimming to safety, the other three occupants of the car were treated and released at the scene, police said. A dive team extricated the fourth occupant, 28-year-old Adam M. Johnson of …

Lucy

11:24 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013

Personally, I believe that the road was slippery and he was confused. I know the facts aren't in yet and I hope people don't get upset with me for feeling this way or assuming this but it is how I feel. I would like to be able to express my feelings here when I post and don't think it's right for others to say I can't say what I feel.   more ›

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Body of Missing Canoeist Jeremy Asbell Found in Lemont Retention Pond

Bolingbrook native, 25, reported missing around 2 a.m. Tuesday after his boat tipped over, officials said.

4:30 p.m. Preliminary results of an autopsy indicate 25-year-old Jeremy Asbell died of an accidental drowning, according to a release from the DuPage County Coroner's Office. The report also stated that there is no indication of foul play or suspcious circumstances. This case is still under investigation pending pathology and toxicology results, the release stated. - - - - - - - - - - - Search crews Thursday morning recovered the body of a 25-year-old man who has been missing since his canoe capsized earlier this week in a Lemont retention pond. Lemont Deputy Fire Chief Jay Nickleski said searchers found a body around 5 a.m. Thursday. In a news release, the DuPage County Sheriff's Office confirmed the body was that of Jeremy Asbell, who …

Walter

8:02 am on Friday, August 5, 2011

I am so sorry for the loss of a loved one, my prayers go out to the family   more ›

UPDATED: Body of Missing Man Recovered by Search Crews

Asbell disappeared after his canoe tipped over around 2 a.m. Tuesday, police said.

8:51 a.m. Search crews recovered Thursday morning the body of a 25-year-old man who has been missing since his canoe capsized earlier this week in a Lemont retention pond. For more on that story, click HERE. - - - - - - - - A search will resume Thursday morning for a Bolingbrook man who went missing earlier this week after his canoe capsized in a retention pond in unincorporated Lemont. The Lemont Fire Protection District and DuPage County Sheriff's Department suspended the search Wednesday afternoon for 25-year-old Jeremy Asbell as public works crews began to lower the pond's water level. Authorities responded around 2 a.m. Tuesday to a possible drowning in a large pond at Frontage Road and Woodward Avenue, according to Lemont Fire Chief …

TKC

6:04 pm on Friday, August 5, 2011

Thank you P. Everyone needs to let this family mourn for their loss. It was obviously an accident and some of these people who know nothing of the case or the people involved are coming up with some really serious accusations. It obviously isn't helping them get through this any easier.   more ›

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Search Suspended for Missing Canoeist as Crews Drain Retention Pond

Jeremy Asbell, 25, of Bolingbrook, disappeared after his canoe tipped over in a Lemont retention pond around 2 a.m. Tuesday.

6 p.m. The Lemont Fire Protection District has suspended search efforts Wednesday for 25-year-old Jeremy Asbell. According to Battalion Chief Jim Sheldon, the search was temporarily halted around 3 p.m. in the retention pond where Asbell's canoe reportedly tipped over early Tuesday morning. Three trucks from the DuPage County Public Works Department arrived on the scene with large pumps to lower water levels. "We haven't picked up anything at all, so this will hopefully help us see a little bit better when we go out again," he said. Sheldon described the pond as "very dark and murky," and said the dense weeds were making it difficult for them to pick up anything in the water. Before suspending their search for the day, crews used two large…

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SteamerJ

5:27 pm on Sunday, August 28, 2011

Great question! Was this just some random canoe at the site. We're they using paddles. The news keeps showing pics/videos of a silver boat but the report is that they we're in a canoe! Was it a red canoe or silver?   more ›

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