Crime & Safety
Man Dies After Being Hit By Freight Train Near Landings Airport In Huntley: Authorities
The body of a 30-year-old man was found dead along the railroad tracks near Landings Airport in Huntley Sunday, according to police.
KANE COUNTY, IL — A 30-year-old man was found dead along the railroad tracks near Landings Airport in Huntley after being hit by a train over the weekend.
The Huntley Fire Protection District and Kane County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:05 p.m. Sunday to Landings Condominium Airport, 19N088 Aztec Lane in unincorporated Huntley. Kane County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Patrick Gengler told the Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident involved a male being struck by a Union Pacific train.
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The victim, a 30-year-old Huntley man, was found dead near the train tracks, which are east of the airport. Crew aboard the train that found the man’s body was not the train that struck him, Gengler said.
It is believed the man was hit sometime between 3 a.m. and 9:40 p.m. Sunday. The train that struck the man likely did not realize it because it was never reported until late Sunday.
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There were no witnesses to the incident but it appears foul play was not involved, Gengler said.
An autopsy will be conducted by the Kane County Coroner’s Office. A death investigation continues by the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
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