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Major Incidents

• May 3 –Man Reported In Water- At 0825 hours a Still alarm was called for the report of a person in the Des-Plains River. Joliet Police arrived on the scene first and threw the victim a line, but he refused to grab it. First responders arrived on the scene in minutes and put rescuers in the water. Just before the rescuer reached the victim, the victim went underwater. At 0835. A full Dive Team call out was initiated. The first diver was in the water at 0858 and the victim was found at 0907. The patient was transported to St. Joes Medical Center. The victim was pronounced dead approximately one hour later.
• May 6 – Car recovered from the Des-Plains River – The Team was training in the Des-Plains River with Side Scan Sonar when we noticed a Car submerged near the Ruby Street Bridge. Working with the Will County Auto Theft Task Force we sent divers down to recover the car. Divers, who could not see their hands in front of their face and fighting a strong current, recovered the car in approximately 18 feet of water. The Task force was handed over the car and was investigating the incident.
• June 3 – Car recovered out of the Des-Plains River- Again using side scan sonar, the Team was able to locate and recover another automobile in the Des-Plains River. The Theft Task force was able to identify the car and determined that it was reported stolen five years ago. The case is under investigation.