Victim Identified After Drowning In Pond In Woodridge

WOODRIDGE, IL — Authorities have identified a 33-year-old Woodridge man who drowned Sunday in a pond near Windsor Lakes Apartments as Kleyvin Cundapi-Contreras.

Woodridge Police Deputy Chief Tom Stefanson told Patch Monday that the drowning "appears to have been a 'dare gone wrong.'"

Police say Cundapi-Contreras tried to swim across the pond from the southern shore near the apartments in the 1800 block of Fitzgerald, but became submerged while attempting to swim back. Cundapi-Contreras's father had attempted to enter the water to rescue his son, per Stefanson. The father was not injured.

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Stefanson said a member of the water rescue team from the fire department dove and was able to pull Cundapi-Contreras to the surface within two minutes. Emergency aid was rendered and Cundapi-Contreras was rushed to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.