Lawyer Hired By Family Of Man Who Drowned At Centennial Beach: Report

NAPERVILLE, IL — The family of Manny Rosales, 27, who drowned at Centennial Pool Thursday, has secured a lawyer amid questions over whether the lifeguard involved handled Rosales's disappearance properly, NBC 5 reports.

Edward Witas told NBC 5 the lifeguard failed to clear the pool after Rosales's friends reported him missing. Witas said the lifeguard suggested looking in the facility's bathroom or parking lot, allowing "30 minutes to pass" before Rosales's body was pulled from the pool.

Per Witas, it was Rosales's friends who called police.

The drowning took place around 5:45 p.m. as Rosales and his friends swam toward a floating dock from the deep end at Centennial Beach.

In a news release, Naperville police said Rosales's friends searched the deep end, then went to the shore to look for him after they realized he did not make it to the floating dock.

According to police, Rosales was removed from the water around 6:06 p.m. and was not responsive. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

According to police, it does not appear foul play was involved in the drowning death. The police department and the DuPage County Coroner's Office are working together on a death investigation and to determine Rosales's official cause of death.

Anyone who has information regarding Rosales's death may call the Naperville Police Department at 630-548-1421.

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