Arlington Heights Drowning Victim At Chain O' Lakes Identified

LAKE COUNTY, IL — The identity of the 23-year-old Arlington Heights who died Saturday night after being pulled from the water while boating on Chain O' Lakes has been released following a preliminary autopsy. Jason Sacone died from drowning, and toxicology reports are still pending, according to Dr. Howard Cooper, the Lake County coroner.

“We have been in close contact with Jason’s family and our sincerest condolences go out to them," Cooper said in a statement. "This is truly a tragedy."

According to authorities, the sheriff's Marine Unit responded to a call of an unresponsive person at the Petite Lake Sandbar around 5:05 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4. Sacone had already been pulled out of the water by the time deputies arrived, the sheriff's office said.

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Once at the scene, deputies performed CPR on Sacone and used an automated external defibrillator while they waited for paramedics, according to the sheriff's office. He was then taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where he was pronounced dead, the agency added.

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A preliminary investigation by the sheriff's office revealed that Sacone did not know how to swim and had been under water for about two minutes before being pulled out. The accident happened in about 8 to 10 feet of water, the sheriff's office said. Alcohol might have been a factor in the drowning, the law enforcement agency added.

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