A man’s body was recovered from Wonder Lake’s namesake lake Saturday afternoon.
The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District was dispatched for a water rescue Saturday, Deputy Chief Chris Kozel said. The fire district assisted the Wonder Lake Police Department and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a news release from the fire district, first responders were called about 3:45 p.m. to help with a missing person search in the 5200 block of West Lake Shore Drive in Wonder Lake.
A law enforcement drone was deployed and “spotted what appeared to be a human body about 100 feet offshore underneath the ice,” according to the release.
A specialized ice rescue craft was sent out. Firefighters, wearing ice-rescue suits, were able to recover the body, according to the release.
The man, who was not identified, had been reported missing, and police were called for a well-being check.
“He was under the ice, so it had been a couple of days,” Kozel said.
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office was also called to the scene.
No firefighters were injured, and the incident is under investigation by law enforcement, according to the release.
